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Revised version of Adhan bill approved in Knesset

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A revised version of the controversial ‘Muezzin Bill’, which imposes further restrictions on the Muslim call to prayer in Israel and occupied Jerusalem, was approved for vote in the Knesset by Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday afternoon.

A draft of the bill, which suggested to ban loudspeakers over a certain volume at all hours, was blocked by ultra-Orthodox Israeli Minister of Health, Yaakov Litzman, for fear of a possible effect on the use of the weekly Jewish call for Shabbat.

The bill was modified to prevent the use of loudspeakers by religious institutions only between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. along with an additional fine of 10,000 Shekels (~2,670 USD) that, according to the Times of Israel, violators have to pay.

The bill has to pass through three rounds of votes before it can be decreed and will be submitted to Israel’s parliament on Wednesday.

Palestinian Authority (PA) spokesman Yousif al-Mahmoud said that the bill was a violation of freedom to worship in Jerusalem, highlighting that “the holy city in particular and Palestine in general had a history of respect and harmony between all residents regardless of their religious beliefs”.

Al-Mahmoud added that ” it is unbelievable that the long religious and cultural history of the city is being destroyed with the stroke of a pen”.

Earlier in November, Israeli authorities banned the Muslim call to prayer (Adhan) over loudspeakers in three different mosques in Abu Dis, a Jerusalem-disrict, after Israei settlers from the illegal settlment of Pisgat Zeev had complained of ‘noise pollution’ caused by the Muslim call to prayer in a protest in front of the house of Israeli Mayor of Jerusalem.

Hamas spokesman Hazem Kassem said in a Facebook statement that “The law makes part of Israeli policies aiming to wipe out the Palestinian land and people.”

He also condemned the bill a sign of racism aimed against the Palestinians by the Israeli occupation government.

“Such policies will only make us more committed to our rights and identity,” said the Hamas official. “The Palestinians will keep going until every single inch of their land is liberated”, he added.

Source :PNN

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