The Palestinians welcomed the Jews

Many people claim that

Claim

The Palestinians welcomed the Jews and helped saving them from the Nazis,  
and in return the Jews stole their land and kicked them out of their homes

When in fact this couldn’t be further from the truth.

As for the claim that Jews stole lands, this is discussed on another page, this page will explore the claim of the welcoming of Jews by Palestinians and the relation between Palestinians and the Nazis

Welcoming Jews

Jewish Migration

The Arabs were very alarmed by the Jewish immigration, and this caused frustration and an uprise within the Arab society in Palestine
In fact the big Arab Revolt in 1936 occurred because the Palestinian leaders considered the British immigration policy to be too easy for the Jews

As a retulst of the Arab ressistance to the Jewish immigration, the British Government issued the “1939 White Paper” which further restricted Jewish immigration. One can argue that this policy led to more Jews murdered on European soil because they could not escape to Israel In fact the Immigration ship Exodus, that, in 1947, took thousands of Holocaust survivors from Europe to Israel was rejected by the British Government sending them back to refugee camps Europe

Attacks on Jewish communities

In addition to fighting immigration, the Arabs constantly attacked Jewish communities. The Jews had to found a special defense organiztion called “Hashomer” to protect their communities

Known attacks were: * The 1920 attack on Tel Hai * The 1929 Hebron Massacre * The 1929 Sefad massacre

But there were many more attacks, most are not well documented as they were part of the day-to-day in Israel

The ties of the Palestinian ledership to the Nazis

The grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin Al Husseini, who was a prominent leader of the Palestinians, actually had ties with the Nazi party, and helped the Nazis against Britian.

Here is a video of Amin Al Husseini meeting Hitler

Al Husseini supported the extermination of Jews in Europe and, according to some statements, although never proven, had a plan to create extermination camps also in the middle east

Conclusion

The claim that Arabs welcomed Jews with open hands, and that they helped them escape the Nazis is unfounded, and actually could not be more far from the truth