Hajj Amin al-Husayni, the \u201ccreation\u201d of a leader

Hajj Amin al-\u1e24usayni \u2013 the \uabGrand Mufti of Jerusalem\ubb \u2013 is often portrayed as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in the first part of XX century. Due to his collusion with Nazism, such a position implies that the Palestinian people are, at least in principle, responsible for their own tragic destiny. This study challenges that assumption and sheds light on how and why the Grand Mufti was imposed on the Palestinian people by London. Analyzing the rise to power of Hajj Amin al-Husayni and the means granted to him is crucial for understanding the ways through which the British authorities related to the local realities in post-World War I Palestine and to what extent these practices have marked the subsequent development of Palestinian society