Working Group member Andrej Steiner testified after the war that Dieter Wisliceny, the Working Group's liasion to the SS hierarchy, had told him in 1943 that the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammad Amin al-Husseini, had intervened to prevent the rescue of the children, since he did not want them to go to Palestine.
Anggota Kelompok Kerja, Andrej Steiner, bersaksi setelah perang bahwa Dieter Wisliceny, penghubung Kelompok Kerja dengan petinggi SS, memberitahunya pada tahun 1943 bahwa Mufti Agung Yerusalem, Mohammad Amin al-Husseini, berusaha mencegah anak-anak tersebut diselamatkan karena ia tidak mau mereka mendarat di Palestina.