יום שלישי, כ״ב תמוז תשפ״וTuesday, July 7, 2026
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The muezzin's loudspeaker is usually on full volume whenever there is a large Jewish event at the Kotel.
The Sidna Omar mosque was built in the 14th century adjacent to the Ramban synagogue and was instrumental in causing the synagogue’s shutdown.
Local supporters say the measure is necessary because Arab political and religious officials refuse to listen to concerns about being woken up at pre-dawn hours.
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The legislative initiative was defined by Abbas as a provocation which is likely to 'make the region plunge into an abyss.'
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'Hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens in the Galilee, Negev, Jerusalem and other locations in central Israel suffer routinely and daily from the noise caused by the PA systems of houses of worship.'
MK Yehuda Glick believes that dialogue not legislation is what's needed to lower the decibel level of the Muezzins.
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MK Issawi Freij (Meretz) announced that separating the Shabbat calls from the Muezzin bill exposes it for what it is: yet another example of Israeli racism.
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Interestingly, several Muslim and European countries have enacted laws compelling their mosques to "muffle" their loudspeakers, including Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
Jerusalem Jews protested having to endure the loud sound of the Islamic call to prayer, even during their sleep.
Arabs disrupted Jewish prayers in Hebron on the night of Tisha B'Av
July 3, 2026 
