1941

1941: In November, whilst the Germans were advancing deeper into USSR and reached the outskirts of Moscow, Amin al-Husseini travelled to Germany to meet Adolf Hitler. Al-Husseini wanted assurances from the German government that they would assist him in stopping Palestine becoming a Jewish National home. He initiated the conversation by reiterating that the Arabs and the Germans had common enemies, namely the British and the Jews. Even though Al-Husseini was confident that he would get support of the Arab countries, in reality, majority of the Arab countries supported the Allies, with some 23,000 Arabs enlisting in the British Army.