Germany–Palestine relations: Difference between revisions

 

== History ==

From the year 1840, there was a [[Prussia|Prussian]] Consulate in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], which later passed to the [[German Reich|German Empire]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=EHRI - Deutsche Konsulate in Palästina (Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa) |url=https://portal.ehri-project.eu/units/de-002429-r_157_iii_f |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=portal.ehri-project.eu}}</ref> In the late 19th century, [[Jews]] from German-speaking countries also began to migrate to Palestine to pursue the [[Zionism|zionist]] vision of [[Theodor Herzl]]. During [[World War I|First World War]], the [[Ottoman Empire]], which then controlled Palestine, allied itself with Germany and its [[Central Powers|allies]]. After the defeat of the Central Powers, the [[League of Nations]] gave Britain a mandate to administer Palestine, and Germany had no official relations with the area until 1926. Until then, German representation was handled by the [[Spain|Spanish]] consulate.<ref name=":1" /> The coming to power of [[Adolf Hitler]] in Germany in 1933 led to a wave of emigration of [[German Jews]], many of whom sought refuge in Palestine and joined settlers already there.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-12-30|author=Gert Krell|title=Schatten der Vergangenheit: Nazi-Deutschland, Holocaust und Nahostkonflikt|url=https://www.hsfk.de/fileadmin/HSFK/hsfk_downloads/report0708.pdf|website=Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> The [[Grand Mufti]] of [[Jerusalem]], [[Amin al-Husseini|Mohammed Amin al-Husseini]], collaborated closely with the [[Nazism|Nazis]] in the 1930s and also lived in Germany. Here he spread [[Nazi propaganda]] to the [[Arab world]] and urged [[Arabs]] to support the Germans.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Umstrittene Geschichte: Palästina und die Nazis {{!}} DW {{!}} 12.01.2008 |url=https://www.dw.com/de/umstrittene-geschichte-pal%C3%A4stina-und-die-nazis/a-3045995 |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=DW.COM |language=de-DE}}</ref> Nazi Germany also supported the uprising of the [[Palestinians]] against the British colonial power with funds and weapons.<ref>Shelomo Alfassa (ed.): ''Reference Guide to the Nazis and Arabs During the Holocaust.'' International Sephardic Leadership Council. New York 2006, ISBN 978-0-9763226-3-4, [https://books.google.com/books?id=T2g2XA53UOEC&pg=PA18 p. 18.]</ref> After the defeat of Germany, al-Husseini fled to [[Egypt]] and lost his status as leader of the Palestinian independence movement, but his [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] and [[anti-Zionism|antizionistic]] ideas, however, strongly influenced later movements.<ref name=":2" />