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“Egypt and Syria have long ties to Nazi Germany”

Dec 7, 2014 7:30 am By Robert Spencer

afdi-islamic-jew-hatred1“However, below the back scratching lay a deep and dark underpinning to the relationship between the crescent and the swastika. That was, of course, a hatred of the Jews, and in particular, a desire to see the eradication of Israel.” Indeed so. Islamic Jew-hatred was a useful tool for the Nazis in gaining Muslim recruits, such as the Bosnian Muslim SS division that the Mufti of Jerusalem raised up.

Nowadays, those who are the sons and heirs of the Muslims who collaborated with the Nazis charge foes of jihad terror with Nazi sympathies. They know, in other words, how to dazzle and co-opt the Left: charge their foes with being “Nazis,” and sit back and watch the Pavlovian reaction.

“Hitler’s Henchmen in Arabia,” by Guy Walters, The Daily Beast, December 7, 2014:

Nazi Alois Brunner’s confirmed death in Damascus reveals an uncomfortable truth: Egypt and Syria have long ties to Nazi Germany and long provided sanctuary to fugitive war criminals.

When most of us think of the premier retirement destination for unrepentant Nazis, our minds immediately turn to South America. We think of Josef Mengele hidden on a lonely estancia in Paraguay, or Adolf Eichmann ensconced in a two-bit suburb of Buenos Aires.

This perception was magnified by a slew of sensational books that were published in the early 1970s, many of which promoted a very iffy thesis that former Nazis were using the continent as a launchpad for a “Fourth Reich” that would, yes, take over the world.

This culminated in Ira Levin’s 1976 thriller, The Boys from Brazil, in which fiendish Nazis hatch a diabolical plot to unleash several cloned Hitlers onto the world. The book was made into a film in 1978, and starred no less than Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, who were presumably behind on the rent.

But as the recent declaration of the death of the former SS officer and Eichmann henchman Alois Brunner reveals, the boys didn’t just go to Brazil. For Brunner, like so many other Nazis, found the Middle East an equally hospitable location, and far less out-on-a-limb than a chalet in Patagonia, no matter how gemütlich.

Brunner, who sent an estimated 130,000 Jews to their deaths, made his home in Damascus, Syria, where he found the conditions much to his liking. Although there has been much guff peddled about Brunner’s postwar activities over the past few days—some of which may be true—there is no doubt that he worked in cahoots with the Assad regime, or at least certainly enjoyed its protection.

However, Brunner was not the only perpetrator of the Holocaust mooching around the streets of the Syrian capital. In terms of gruesome numbers, Franz Stangl, the former commandant of Treblinka extermination camp, had some 800,000 murders on what remained of his conscience, and he arrived in Damascus in September 1948 with the assistance of a Roman Catholic bishop.

That puts even our current crop of “Don’t Say Anything About Jihad Terror or Muslim Persecution of Christians, It Will Harm the ‘Dialogue'” Roman Catholic bishops to shame.

Although Brunner is said to have variously worked as an intelligence agent, an arms dealer, and a security advisor, Stangl took more menial positions in textile firms. Life was somewhat frugal, but manageable. Unfortunately for Stangl, the local chief of police took a fancy to his 14-year-old daughter and wanted to add the child to his harem. Stangl didn’t tarry, and packed his bags and shepherded his entire family to—you guessed it—Brazil.

Stangl seems to have been one of the few Nazis who didn’t find the air pleasing in Syria. Most, such as Major-General Otto-Ernst Remer, prospered on Arab Street. Remer was, frankly, a real piece of work, and having founded the swiftly-banned Socialist Reich Party in West Germany in the early 1950s, decided that working as an arms dealer with the likes of Brunner more rewarding.

What made the relationship between these former Nazis and the Egyptians and Syrians so successful was that it was a genuinely two-way deal.

Unlike Brunner, Remer was itinerant, and spent much time in that other nest of postwar Nazis—Cairo. If anything, the Egyptian capital was even more appealing than Damascus, and had been playing host to Nazis immediately after the war, when King Farouk opened his arms to scores of former SS and Gestapo officers.

That hospitality continued even after Farouk was deposed by the Free Officers Movement in 1952, as Nasser regarded German scientific and intelligence expertise as being an essential component of his regime. No less a figure than Joachim Daumling, the former head of the Gestapo in Düsseldorf, was tasked with establishing Nasser’s secret service.

In fact, the list of some habitués of Cairo in the 1950s and the 1960s reads like a who’s who of Nazi Germany, featuring as it did the rescuer of Mussolini, Otto Skorzeny; the ace Stuka pilot Hans-Ulrich Rudel; the leader of a notorious SS penal unit, Oskar Dirlewanger; and the particularly odious and violently anti-Semitic stooge of Goebbels, Johannes von Leers.

What made the relationship between these former Nazis and the Egyptians and Syrians so successful was that it was a genuinely two-way deal. The Arabs offered the Nazis a haven, as well as a market for all their nefarious dealings in arms and black market currency. The Nazis, meanwhile, were able to provide technical and military experts, as well as the knowhow of establishing the instruments of repression.

However, below the back scratching lay a deep and dark underpinning to the relationship between the crescent and the swastika. That was, of course, a hatred of the Jews, and in particular, a desire to see the eradication of Israel….

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  1. cs says

    Dec 7, 2014 at 8:02 am

    Very telling, the guy who was fueling the anti Jewish Egyptian propaganda was a Nazi.
    “Anti-Semitism based on the notion of a Jewish world conspiracy is not rooted in Islamic tradition but, rather, in European ideological models. The decisive transfer of this ideology to the Muslim world took place between 1937 and 1945 under the impact of Nazi propaganda. Important to this process were the Arabic-language service broadcast by the German shortwave transmitter in Zeesen between 1939 and 1945, and the role of Haj Amin el-Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem, who was the first to translate European anti-Semitism into an Islamic context. Although Islamism is an independent, anti-Semitic, antimodern mass movement, its main early promoters – the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and the Mufti and the Qassamites in Palestine – were supported financially and ideologically by agencies of the German National Socialist government.”

    http://www.jcpa.org/phas/phas-kuntzel-s05.htm

    • Bettina says

      Dec 7, 2014 at 5:40 pm

      Thank you, CS. I followed your link to the grotesque anti-Jew propaganda perpetrated now by Hezbollah and its allies, predominant of which must be Iran, right?

      As a Jew, I’m starting to numb myself against these mental and psychological offenses. It’s like, how often can I dip into my core of outrage? What good would it do me?
      My life can’t become a reaction to vile anti-Jew hatred.

      I witnessed Blacks of old, facing racist expletives and attitudes, who gave up on reacting emotionally to every single offensive event.

      Once, with Black people for company, I heard their racist narratives of current verbal abuses, and immediately jumped to outrage. But I noticed that these folks pretty much decided to ignore these hard-hitting offenses, for their own mental health and emotional stability. This was in the 70s.

      • cs says

        Dec 7, 2014 at 8:01 pm

        My pleasure. I did research on this for quite a while.

      • cs says

        Dec 7, 2014 at 8:05 pm

        Notice as well, that in Jewish thought, some of the people did think that Anti-Semitism hold Jews together, what I think is very sick.
        Judaism is strong per-se. But there is a long overdue discussion about what is Jewish identity today, because I have been listening to a lot of misunderstanding. It is a loooong discussion, in my personal view, even secular people like me, MUST know the Jewish texts, even not practicing, what does demand sometime to learn and understand.
        That is my view.

        • cs says

          Dec 7, 2014 at 8:09 pm

          Sorry, more Jewish attitudes rather than Jewish thought, but Midrash Rabbah and some parts of the Talmud does explain that Kosher food (our sons do not sit with their daughters so they won’t marry out) is also for the concept of separation, in order to avoid intermarriage, that is understandable, but nowadays that is hardly the case.
          the concept of separation is very strong in Judaism, it has to do with Kadosh, sacred, put a fence upon Torah and so on. So all this must be understood, and re-thought in many different ways, in how people will connect to the Spiritual, and with fellow Jews, and non-Jews how are also our close friends. Etc….

  2. Zebo says

    Dec 7, 2014 at 9:19 am

    Well.It would be more of a surprise if such very similar totalitarian and fascist ideologies would not cooperate.Fascism and Islam are just twins with different names and attract people with a certain mindset.It is about centralisation,string hirarchie,exeptionalism,primitive ignorance and swarm mentality.The only difference-islam is extremly dumb while the nazis were very advanced.
    Therefore Nazis could be called High Tech Muslims.

    It is no secret that Hitler was a fan of islam(just like our totalitarian muassmurdering friend Napoleon who even thought about converting to islam while he was in egypt)and not just worked with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem(al Husseini)
    to persecute the jews in that region but also with the muslim krim tartars when he attacked the USSR.
    The krim tartars joined the Nazis instantly and did what they have done before for centuries-killing slavic christians.

    • Darren says

      Dec 7, 2014 at 4:46 pm

      Hitler was quoted as saying if Germany was muslim they would have ruled the world. Hitler had great respect for islam. A poster here even said Mein Kamph means more or less my jihad.Interesting Hitler used the term jihad.

  3. jewdog says

    Dec 7, 2014 at 11:12 am

    This is when the Master Race collaborates with the Master Faith. Maybe the Nazis have been useful against the Jews, but who is going to save them from the Muslims?

  4. Lookmann says

    Dec 7, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    This Arab fascination for fellow jew-haters was used by the Israelis , to their own advantage.

    Reminds me of a Mossad operative , posing as a German in Egypt, worked wonders for Israel’s security Though he was caught, Nasser did not order his death. He was later released in a prisoner exchange programme.

  5. Theo Prinse says

    Dec 7, 2014 at 5:20 pm

    The ODESSA network also had close links with the CIA – Skorzeny himself worked with the new West German intelligence service set up under CIA auspices by the former wartime German intelligence chief, Reinhard Gehlen. In fact, it was the leading CIA officer Allen Dulles who invited this SS war criminal to help reorganize the security forces of the new Egyptian Republic.
    http://www.fantompowa.net/Flame/nazis_postwar_egypt.htm

  6. TH says

    Dec 7, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    As for Catholic bishops, they haven’t been such a heroic group as one might expect. However, Pope Pius XI wrote two thundering encyclical letters against Nazism and Fascism, in German and Italian respectively. Such letters are normally written in Latin. The German one had to be clandestinely sent into Germany and it was successfully read in every Catholic Church in Germany, making Hitler furious. When Hitler visited Rome, Pope Pius retreated to his summer palace in the hills outside Rome so as not to have to meet him. Visiting heads of State in Rome also make a stop at the Vatican.

    As for the consequences of Pope Pius XI{´s ruffling the feathers of Mossolini,there is fairly solid evidence that he was poisoned by order of the Duce.

  7. Nicu says

    Dec 7, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    Does not surprise me : both hate Jews – and both are brainwashed radicals .

    No difference between them !

    when you hear about that Jews get attacked in Germany it’s ALWAYS by Muslims !

    But you are not allowed to say …

  8. Jaap Sanders says

    Dec 8, 2014 at 4:54 am

    This relationship has been documented thoroughly in Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz.. http://www.amazon.com/Nazis-Islamists-Making-Modern-Middle/dp/0300140908

  9. Gee says

    Dec 8, 2014 at 9:14 am

    Both Anwar Sadat and Nasser were arrested by the British as being Nazi spies in World War 2

  10. Semeru says

    Dec 9, 2014 at 7:44 am

    Here is a little list of nazis that fled to Egypt

    And judging by their post war name most of them converted to islam

    Altern Erich >/b>Post-war name: Ali BellRegional Chief SD (Himmler’s Security Services), after the war Jewish Affairs in Galicia In Egypt during the 50’s, then instructor in Palestinian camps

    Appler Hans Post-war name: Sakah Chaffar, Information services with Goebbels.Egypt 1956: Later in Egypt Minister of Information

    Bartel Franz Post-war name: El Hussein Assistant Chief of the Kattowitz Gestapo (Poland) In Egypt,Jewish Affairs of the Ministry of Information in Cairo.

    Baurnann,SS Standartenuhrer Participated in liquidation of Jewish Warsaw ghetto,Minister of War in Cairo. Instructor for the FLP (Liberation Front of Palestine)

    Bayerlein, Col. FritzRommel’s camp aid

    Becher HansGestapo Jewish affairs Vienna, Egypt. Police instructor

    Beissner, Dr WilhelmSection Chief VI C 13RSHA Egypt

    Bender Bernhardt Post-war name: Bechir Ben Salah, Gestapo, Warsaw. Egypt Consultant for Political Police in Cairo

    Birgel Werner Post-war name: El Gamin, SS Officer.Cairo, Egypt. Worked in Ministry of Information

    Boeckler WilhelmSS Untersturmfuhrer Wanted in Poland for the liquidation of the Jewish Warsaw ghetto.1949. Worked in Israel Department of Information Bureau in Egypt.

    Boerner, Wilhelm, Post-war name: Ali Ben Keshir, SS Untersturmfuhrer Guard at Mauthausen concentration camp. Worked at Egyptian Interior Ministry. Also instructor of the FLP (Liberation Front of Palestine)

    Brunner Alois Post-war name: Georg Fisher and Ali Mohammed In charge of deportation of Jews in Austria, Tchecoslovakia, Greece. Chief of Drancy concentration camp in France.Damascus, Syria. Consultant for Special Services. Protected against extradition by Syrian government.

    Buble Friedrich Post-war name: Ben Amman SS Obergruppenfuhrer Gestapo. Later
    Director of Egyptian Public Relations Department -1952. Consultant for Egyptian police force.

    Bunsch Franz OBersturmfuhrer Collaborator with Goebbels. Israel Department in the Information Ministry in Cairo, Egypt.

    Daemling Joachim Post-war name: Jochen Dressel or Ibrahim Mustapha, Dusseldorf Chief of Gestapo. Egypt Consultant for Egyptian penitentiary system. Active member of Radio-Cairo (Radio-Le Caire

    Dirlewanger Oskar Oberfuhrer Chief of 36th Waffen SS division (USSR-Poland)
    Some say in Cairo since 1950. Others claim that he died June 7 1945 in Germany under house-arrest.

    Eisele Dr Hans Chief doctor of Buchenwald concentration camp. Died in Cairo in 1965.

    Farmbacher Wilhelm SS Lieutenant-General Wehrmacht Eastern Front, Supervisor of Vlassov Army in France in 1944 .Military consultant for Egyptian President Nasser.

    Gleim Leopold Post-war name: Lt-Col Al Nashar. Unit Chief in Warsaw High ranking officer in Egyptian national security departement, in charge of political prisonners.

    Gruber Post-war name:Aradji Canaris. Egyptian resident 1950: Influencial agent within the Arab League

    Heiden Ludwig Post-war name: El Hadj. Journalist for anti-jewish agency Weltdienst (NSDAP)
    Translator of Mein Kampf into Arabic. Lived in Egypt in the 1950’s.

    Heim, HeribertSS Hauptsturmfuhrer Medical doctor at Mauthausen concentration camp
    Became medical doctor for Egyptian police.

    <b.Hitholfer Franz,High ranking officer of Gestapo in Vienna, Lived in Egypt in 1950’s

    Von Leers, Dr Johannes, Post-war name: Omar Amin Goebbels’ assistant, in charge of antisemitic propaganda In Egypt, he was in charge of anti-israeli propaganda in Cairo since 1955.

    Luder, KarlChief of Hitler Youth movement. Held responsible for anti-semitic crimes in Poland
    War Minister in Egypt.

    Mildner, RudolfSS Standartenfuhrer Gestapo Chief in Kattowitz. Chief of police in Danemark. In Egypt since 1963. Member of Deutscher Rat organization.

    Moser Alois</B SS Wanted in USSR for crimes against Jews Instructor of paramilitary youth groups in Cairo.

    Munzel Oskar</b. SS General Military consultant Cairo, during the 50’s.

    Nimzel Gerd von.Post-war name: Ben Ali Egypt. 1950’s.

    Oltramare, Georges Post-war name: Charles Dieudonne Director of Pilori in France during German occupation. Responsible for TV show ‘La voix des Arabes’ (The voice of Arabs) in Cairo. Died 1960.

    Peschnik Aehim Dieter Post-war name: El-Said Resides in Egypt

    <b.Rademacher GranzPost-war name: Thome Rossel 1940-43. Headed Anti-jewish section of Foreign Affairs Ministry. Journalist in Damascus.

    Rauff, Walter Chief of SD (Himmler’s Security Services) in Tunisia In Syria until 1961. Was arrested and released in Chili in 1962.

    Seipel.Post-war name: Emmd Zuher SS Sturmbannfuhrer Gestapo in Paris Converted to Islam. Security Services with Interior Ministry in Cairo.

    Sellman, Heinrich Post-war name: Hassan Suleiman. Chief of Gestapo in Ulm.. Ministry of Information in Cairo. Egyptian Special Services

    Thiemann, Albert. Post-war name: Amman Kader SS officer in Tchecoslovakia.information Ministry in Cairo

    Weinmann, Erich, SS Standartenfuhrer Chief of SD(Himmler’s Security Services) in Prague
    Said to have died in 1949. In fact, he became consultant to Alexandria’s police force in Egypt.

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