http://www.tikkun.org/article.php/may_jun_09_shakir
The first paragraphs of the article are about the controvery over distribution of the "Obsession" video during last fall's U.S. elections. But it then goes into a great capsule history of what Palestinians and other Arabs did to oppose Hitler and protect Jews during the war.
Here's a few excerps:
."...The shameless allegation that Islam is the new fascism would be bad enough were it presented in isolation. However, it is coupled
with allegations that Muslims supported Hitler and the Nazis during World War II.
Such allegations are a foul misrepresentation of the historical record and serve to dishonor the memory of all of the courageous Muslims who selflessly fought and died in defense of the European democracies, even though many of their own lands were still suffering under the yoke of European colonization.
"At the heart of these baseless and base allegations is the fact that the Palestinian Mufti of Jerusalem, Al-Hajj Amin al-Husayni, had close ties to the German leader Adolf Hitler, and even spent part of the war in Berlin."
"While this much is true, al-Husayni's sentiments were not those of the overwhelming majority of the Palestinians, to say nothing of the rest of the world's Muslims. To use al-Husayni's ties to Hitler as a means to defame and discredit Islam and Muslims as fascists is misleading and has to be challenged."
"In fact, there were several Palestinian brigades and tens of thousands of Palestinians in the British Army who actively fought the spread of fascism."
"The existence of these Palestinian brigades was more indicative of the mood of the Arab and Muslim masses than al-Husayni's misguided actions."
"Therefore, when al-Husayni issued his call for a Muslim jihad against the allied forces his plea was largely ignored. The fascist jihad never materialized. The reason for that is simple. It had no significant support from the masses of Muslims..."