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Druze, in Syria, descend each year; and Sabalan, in Safad Subdistrict.

4. The Matawileh Community, which derives from the Lebanon, has no particular place of venation in Palestine.

5. The Samaritans represent a continuous line of the oldest sect of Judaism. They have lived in the region of Samaria since the time of the return of the Hebrews from the Babylonian captivity, and claim to represent a phase of Hebrew religion going back beyond the Babylonian Captivity. For some centuries their centre has been in Nablus, and each year bold their own service of the Passover on Mount Gerizim, where the ceremony still follows the ancient ritual of the original Passover performed in Egypt, before the Exodus.

THE SUPREME MOSLEM SHARIA COUNCIL AND THE AWQAF COMMISSION.

(p. 905) (§ 69)

The appointment of two members of the Supreme Moslem Council, namely Sheikh Muhyiddin Eff. Abdul Shafi and Sheikh Yousef Eff. Tahboub , has been revoked by the High Commissioner with effect from the 7th December, 1946 in view of their old age. These two members were replaced by Ali Eff. Hasna, Judge of the District Court on secondment, and Hasan Eff. Abu! Wafa Dajani, a notable of Jaffa, who were appointed as members of the Supreme Moslem Council by the High Commissioner with effect from the 25th December, 1946.

The Supreme Moslem Council now consists of the following members:

Amin Bey Abdulhadi, M.B.E., Sheikh Kamal Eff. Ismail,

Ali Eff. Hasna ,

Hasan Eff. Abu! Wafa Dajani.

(§ 70)

In July, 1946 the composition of the Awqaf Commission appointed under the Defence (Moslem Awqaf) Regulations, 1937, was changed to one Arab Moslem Chairman and 2 Arab Moslem members. In August, 1946 the appointment of Sheikh Husam Eddin Eff. Jarallah as member of the Commission was revoked by the High Commissioner because of his old age and Sheikh Moh.amed Tewfik At Tibi was appointed by the High Commissioner to be a member of the Awqaf Commission.

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