Muezzins

MK Yogev alleges Haredi-Arab collusion over Muezzin bill, enlistment law

Yogev: In exchange for Arab support for the enlistment law and the defeat of the amendment to the Noises [Muezzin] Law the haredim will sell [out] the Land of Israel in order to evade enlistment

THE MINARET of a mosque is seen in the Arab neighborhood of Beit Safafa in Jerusalem
THE MINARET of a mosque is seen in the Arab neighborhood of Beit Safafa in Jerusalem

Ramped-up muezzin bill allows police to confiscate mosques’ loudspeakers

AN EGYPTIAN flag flutters in front of the Muhammad Ali mosque in Cairo.

Not only in Israel: Now Egypt has its own 'Muezzin Bill'

Palestinian workers prepare golden crescent to set it on top of a mosque's minaret in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya March 17, 2017.

Jerusalem’s ‘tallest minaret’ built in Isawiya


Sound and fury

A mosque in Abu Ghosh with its minarets towering above

Jordan: Israeli bill to quiet mosques is a violation of international law

Jordan slammed Israel for trying to pass the controversial 'muezzin bill,' saying it could violate human rights such as Freedom of Religion as well as the peace treaty between the two countries.

A mosque in Abu Ghosh with its minarets towering above

Knesset grants initial approval of controversial 'muezzin bill'

MK Tibi: The muezzin was here before the racist MKs; MK Ilatov: You should go back to Saudi Arabia.

A mosque in Abu Ghosh with its minarets towering above

A Crier in the Desert

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Ministers to vote on muted version of ‘muezzin bill’

The original text of the legislation would have proscribed such use of outdoor speakers at any time.

A man stands near a mosque opposite to a neighborhood in east Jerusalem November 13, 2016.

Police opposed to ‘muezzin bill,’ says report

Joint List leader Ayman Oden says the law is "an unnecessary evil promoted by the prime minister."

A man stands near a mosque opposite to a neighborhood in east Jerusalem November 13, 2016.

Ex-Jerusalem Police chief: Call to prayer legislation is ‘ridiculous’

The bill is sponsored by Bayit Yehudi MK Moti Yogev and supported by many Jewish citizens who live near mosques.

PROTESTERS AGAINST a law that would lower the volume of mosque loudspeakers hold a sign in Umm el-Fahm that reads, 'You will not silence the muezzin.'

Muezzin bill vote delayed as Netanyahu presses for broader ban

Coalition sources said progress on the legislation was frozen.

A mosque in Abu Ghosh with its minarets towering above

Jewish, Muslim MKs call to pull ‘muezzin bill'

Lawmakers urge dialogue instead of legislation.

MKS YEHUDAH GLICK (rear left) and Zuheir Bahloul lead a conference at the Knesset yesterday, which was called in response to a proposal to ban religious institutions from using outdoor loudspeakers

A call to vote against the Muezzin law

Let’s enforce the existing noise laws which already outlaw excessive noise at certain times

PROTESTERS AGAINST a law that would lower the volume of mosque loudspeakers hold a sign in Umm el-Fahm that reads, 'You will not silence the muezzin.'

Arab-Israeli MK: 'Islamophobic' Netanyahu, Trump fueling muezzin bill

Yisrael Beytenu MK Ilatov says Tibi inciting religious conflict over law.

Minarets on the horizon.