نوري السعيد
on the grounds that, as Husseini later wrote in his memoirs, 'the enemy of your enemy is your friend'. British policy was to ease Husseini 'into oblivion' by ignoring him, Nuri al-Said, mediating, endeavoured to get him to side with the Allies against the Germans. The overture was considered then rebuffed: according to Philip Mattar, Husseini was reluctant to lend his voice in support of Britain because ' because it had destroyed Palestinian villages, executed and imprisoned Palestinian fighters, and exiled their leaders'.