Many on the left typically describe their political foes as Nazis or Adolf Hitler without any basis rooted in reality.
But a real-life accomplice of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi war machine is being praised as a "role model."
He is the former mufti of Palestine, Haj Amin Al-Husseini.
The praise comes from Mahmoud Al-Habbash, the adviser on religion affairs and Islamic relations to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Palestinian Media Watch noted the known Nazi collaborator moved to Berlin, where he was an associate of Hitler and gave active support to the Nazi war effort.
"Al-Husseini was on Yugoslavia's list of wanted war criminals, and was responsible for a Muslim SS division that murdered thousands of Serbs and Croats," PMW recalled. "When the Nazis offered to free some Jewish children, Al-Husseini fought against their release, and as a result, 5,000 children were sent to the gas chambers."
This week, on the anniversary of his death, Abbas' adviser posted Al-Husseini's photo and praised him as a "role model."
The text posted with the image said, "On this day, on July 4, 1974, the great Palestinian national leader, [former] Mufti of Palestine and Head of the Arab Higher Committee Haj Amin Al-Husseini – who for many years led the Palestinian struggle against the British and Israeli occupation – passed away; our leaders are our role models."
PMW said Al-Habbash was not the only one praising the late mufti.
"The PA has named at least one school after the Nazi collaborator – the Amin Al-Husseini Elementary School in El-Bireh, the current PA mufti has honored his predecessor by laying a wreath on his grave, and the PA National Security Forces have highlighted Al-Husseini on Facebook," PMW said.