Peace accords between Israelis and Palestinians have failed because there was no religious input into them, says a Holy Land Lutheran bishop who was among a group of Christians, Jews and Muslims organizing special meetings during a world interfaith … Peace accords between Israelis and Palestinians have failed because there was no religious input into them, says a Holy Land Lutheran bishop who was  among a group of Christians, Jews and Muslims organizing special meetings during a world interfaith conference. “Religion should play a positive role and be a driving force for solution for the sufferer,” Bishop Munib Younan told Ecumenical News International. “The Oslo agreement failed because religion was absent there,” he said referring to the 1993 peace accord signed in Norway by Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.