A pagan ritual took place last Shabbat at the Binyamin park in the Hadar neighborhood of Haifa. The ultra-orthodox community was astonished and offended that workers from Sudan, India and Nepal were allowed to counduct pagan services near their homes.
The Haifa municipality explains that the Sri-Lankan community had a holiday and wanted a place for worship. Due to their lack of funds, the municipality allotted the Binyamin park for this purpose without intending to offend any local Jewish residents, and was merely allowing freedom of religious worship.