Original sentence: Consequently, the edict is non-binding on Muslims, and any adherence to it is considered Haraam.In conjuction with several other Islamic militants, in 1998 bin Laden issued what he and the media have commented to be a Fatwa, that is, a religious Islamic edict, that Muslims should kill civilians and military personnel from the United States and allied countries until they withdraw support for Israel and military forces from Islamic countries.It should be noted, however, that none of the signatories, Osama Bin Laden included, had any legitimate authority, and in fact are forbidden, to issue such an edict under Islamic law
Edited sentence: Bin Laden issued a 1998 edict that Muslims should kill civilians and military personnel from the United States and allied countries until they withdraw support for Israel and military forces from Islamic countries..