"The Statement of Sharia Judges and Muftis in Jerusalem and the Rest of the West Bank Cities Addressed to the Honorable Nation", Jerusalem, 26 September 1968

Issued in Jerusalem on 26 September 1968, this document shows a statement titled "The Statement of Sharia Judges and Muftis in Jerusalem and the Rest of the West Bank Cities Addressed to the Honorable Nation", which rejects the Israeli Occupation Authorities' attempt to prejudice the Islamic Sharia judiciary's independence and role. The statement bears the signatures of the Sharia muftis and judges of the West Bank, namely: Hilmi al-Muhtasib, Sa'eed Abdullah Sabri, Saaduddin al-Alami, Mohammad Asad al-Imam al-Husseini, Jum'a as-Silwadi, Rajab Bayoud at-Tamimi, Sufyan al-Khaldi, Adli al-Gohary, Mohammad abu Farha, Mohammad Said al-Jamal, Abdulhay Arafeh and Tawfiq Mahmoud Jarrar.