Netanyahu, Saying Palestinian Mufti Inspired Holocaust, Draws Broad Criticism

Even though he had been sentenced for 10 years in absentia by the British for causing the 1929 Hebron riots that killed over 70 Jews, he was later appointed The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. According to historian Paul Johnson, this appointment is the cause of the conflict today. After WW II he was captured by the French in Berlin and both the British and the Serbians wanted to try him for war crimes but the French let him go to appease the Arabs.

While the Palestinians blame the Israelis for their plight and for not having a country, the true cause was the decision of their ancestors and Arab nations to follow his leadership and to attack the new state of Israel while turning down their own state.