Islamic Law in Palestine and Israel

A History of the Survival of Tanzimat and Sharīʻa in the British Mandate and the Jewish State

CHAPTER THIRTEEN CONCLUSION During all of the periods under study,
Islamic law persisted in one form or another on the territorial level and on the
communal level in Palestine and Israel until very recently. It survived, though it
can hardly be said that it flourished, both under British colonial rule and through
Israeli efforts to establish a guiding national principle. This cannot be attributed to
its resiliency, though it was resilient; nor to any special characteristics that
enabled it to meet ...