E/CN.4/1992/52 page 112 year, despite the security risks involved, thousands of Israel's Muslim citizens travel from Israel through neighbouring Arab countries to Saudi Arabia in order to observe the Haj. This policy was reinforced by the Supreme Court which recognized the right of freedom of movement and the State's obligation to enable its Muslim citizens to practise their religion, even if this meant permitting travel to a country at war with Israel. The Court noted Israel's record in such cases, pointing out that only 1 per cent of all requests to go on Haj were refused, and only then on the basis of clear security threats to the State (H.C.J. 488/83 37 P.D. (Ill) 722). 3. A further indication of Israel's commitment to the promotion of equality and peaceful coexistence between the different religious communities is the funding by the Government, through the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Religious Affairs, of mosques and other religious buildings and facilities for Israel's Arab citizens. As a result, today there are approximately 20 times more mosques in Israel than there were in 1948." Luxembourg "The right of a religious minority to practise its faith is guaranteed by the Luxembourg Constitution of 17 October 1868 in article 19, which reads as follows: 'Freedom of faith and of the public practice of one's faith and freedom to express one's religious opinions are guaranteed except as regards the punishment of offences committed in connection with the exercise of those freedoms.'" "The right of citizens to practise their religion when they constitute a minority is protected on the basis of the principles laid down in article 35 of the Political Constitution and article 66 of the Civil Code." Portugal "Religious freedom ... is reflected in, among other things, the freedom to teach any religion as exercised within the framework of the denomination and the use of its own mass media to pursue its activities (art. 41, No. 5, of the Constitution). Attention has already been drawn to the importance attached by the Constitution and the law to freedom of organization and practice of worship for all faiths." "The only protective framework under the law, which is very effective, is the Constitution, which states in article 18 that freedom of faith and of the public practice of one's faith and freedom of conscience are guaranteed. It does not make any distinction between minority and majority religious groups."