Israeli Government Encourages New Interreligious Council

In Israel, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior have been successful in getting religious leaders to set up a new Council of Religious Community Leaders . (MFA Release.) The new organization with representatives from Jewish, Muslim, Druze, Greek Orthodox and other Christian denominations, Bahai, Ahmadiyya and Samaritan faiths will work to promote inter-religious dialogue and further issues common to all religious groups in Israel. The "Covenant" adopted by the Council denounces violence and calls for free access for all believers to their holy sites.