Faiths combine to send Israel a mission of peace

FINLAY MACDONALD This weekend I shall join a party of some 30 individuals from seven faith communities on an inter-faith pilgrimage to Israel/Palestine. I have always regarded it as deeply ironic that a land called "holy" should be at the heart of so much conflict. Our hope is that this pilgrimage will be a journey into closer understanding, deepening respect and enduring friendship and that it will contribute in its own small way to the peace for which we all pray.