This is an independent study project under the auspices of the IEA. Based on the IEA’s fundamental premises – that religion not only can, but must play a positive role in resolving conflict and that setting aside politics, we can with respect and integrity breach any subject – God’s Holy Mountain has taken on what has become the symbol of conflict:  the issue of the Temple Mount / Al-Haram Al-Sharif.  The project aims to transform the Temple Mount, from a place of contention and strife to one that is truly God’s Holy Mountain, a house of prayer for all people (Isaiah 56:7), fulfilling God’s original mandate to the Jewish people to manifest the One God to the world:  “On that day, God will be One and His Name One” (Zechariah 14:9).

To see the Project’s research – including publication in leading Journal of Jewish law (Tehumin) – and how the dialogue around the research is progressing, please feel free to visit the Project site.