Icon of Evil

<p>A chilling fascinating and nearly forgotten historical figure is resurrected in this riveting work that links the fascism of the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with vigor and extraordinary access to primary sources in several languages <em>Icon of Evil</em> is the definitive account of the man who during World War II was called the fuhrer of the Arab world and whose ugly legacy lives on today.</p><p>With new and disturbing details David G. Dalin and John F. Rothmann show how al -Husseini ingratiated himself with his hero Adolf Hitler becoming with his blond hair and blue eyes an honorary Aryan while dreaming of being installed as Nazi leader of the Middle East. Al-Husseini would later recruit more than 100000 Muslims in Europe to fight in divisions of the Waffen- SS and obstruct negotiations with the Allies that might have allowed four thousand Jewish children to escape to Palestine. Some believe that al-Husseini even inspired Hitler to implement the Final Solution. At war's end al-Husseini escaped indictment at Nuremberg and was harbored in France.</p><p><em>Icon of Evil</em> chronicles al-Husseini's postwar relationships with such influential Islamic figures as the radical theoretician Sayyid Qutb and Saddam Hussein's powerful uncle General Khairallah Talfah and his crucial mentoring of the young Yasser Ararat. Finally it provides compelling evidence that al-Husseini's actions and writings serve as inspirations today to the leaders of Hamas Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations pledged to destroy Israel and the United States.</p>