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Originally Posted by James Langham
Actually I would say that the main reason the Arabs were pro-German in WW2 was the fact that German colonialism had never occurred in the Middle East (giving a direct experience) and the Germans were promising a chance to overthrown the British and French. Even if the Germans would have tried to be colonial masters, the Arabs would have been united and far more confident in their abilities to remove a colonial overlord. Germany and the Arabs were really playing each other... Very much the enemy of my enemy is my friend time.
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The Germans were allied with Ottoman empire and promised the moslems significant advantages in the new world order after the hated Brits and French infidels had been driven out again. Also - the Allies used the word crusade callously - not understanding the negative significance it holds for moslems. Being allied to the most powerful moslem nation in the world -naturally the German cause was better recieved than the Allied.