Knesset Advances Bill to Limit Mosque Loudspeaker Volume and Enshrine Torah Study
Israel's Knesset has advanced a bill that would limit the volume of mosque loudspeakers for the call to prayer, known as the 'muezzin bill'. Concurrently, the Knesset also passed a bill in its first reading to enshrine Torah study into a Basic Law.
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Israel's Knesset advances bill to ban call to prayer by mosques over loudspeakers
The Knesset approved a bill on Wednesday that seeks to ban the broadcasting of the call to prayer in Israel on loudspeakers, according to media reports. The Israel Hayom newspaper reported that the Knesset approved the bill in its preliminary reading to tighten law enforcement against what it described as “mosque noise”. The bill passed 50-36 in the 120-member parliament, according to the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. Introduced by the Otzma Yehudit party, led by National Security Minister Itam...
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Read full article →Knesset passes in first reading bill to enshrine Torah study into Basic Law
The wording in the proposal emphasizes Torah study as “a fundamental value in the heritage of the Jewish people and in the State of Israel.”
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