should the british ...
i remember that early in world war II the "grand-mufti of jerusalem (?)" visited germany and was received by hitler.
i now recall that much attention was paid by the german press to the visit of this "ally" !
all this was of course unusual - but nevertheless exiting - to us kids.
managed to find an article on this visit, sorry it's in german only.
i think much of this went back to WW I when turkey was a german ally and german officers were embedded in the turkish army.
i have quite an interesting book by a german who had served as an officer in the turkish army. in the early 1930's he and his wife went on an extended trip through the middle east using an "ariel" motorcycle with sidecar and a "folding" boat - what in german is called a "faltboat".
even though this book was written in thearly 1930's is already gives a foretaste of what was later to happen in the middle-east.
the writer had become a "bahai" and gives a most interesting account of all the religions of the middle east.
(the book has been out of print for a long time. if anyone reading german is interested in looking for the book, it's called : "kreuzweg der welten" by a.t. wegner - i highly recommend it.) hbg
...GRAND-MUFTI OF JERUSALEM VISITS GERMANY...