The board of Governors of the Jewish Agency‘s resolution
Prayer at the Western wall of Har Habayit
Whereas the Declaration of the State of Israel states tha Israel will guarantee “freedom of
religion (and) conscience”;
And Whereas the Jewish Agency of Israel (JAFI), through the work of its Committee for the Unity
of the Jewish People, and financial support for the programs of diverse streams of Judaism,
supports the availability in Israel of multiple approaches to Jewish religious life, so as to meet
the religious expressions of as many Jews as possible;
And whereas the western wall of Har Habayit has for centuries been a holy place of prayr for the
Jewish people;
And whereas Jewish women and men’ of all streams of Judaism, desire the opportunity to pray
at the western wall of Har Habauit in a manner that fulfills their religious expression, and in an
atmosphere of mutual respect and ahavat Israel;
THREFORE the Jewish Agency for Israel, consistent with its solidarity with the commitment
of the State of Israel in its Declaration of Independence to guarantee freedom of religion and
conscience.
Hereby calls on the Cairman of the Executive of Jafi, consulting with the committee for the Unity
of the Jewish People, and working with the JAFI-Israel Government Coordinating Committee
and other appropriate parties, including the Western “Wall Heritage Foundation, to arrive at a
satisfactory approach to the issue of praying at the western wall of Har Habayit