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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Mosque-muffling bill passes 1st Knesset reading
A bill prohibiting the use of loudspeakers in houses of prayer in the overnight hours passes its first Knesset reading 55 to 48 after a stormy debate.
The so-called muezzin bill prohibits the use of loudspeakers for religious purposes from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Joint (Arab) List leader Ayman Odeh is kicked out of the plenum after tearing up a copy of the legislation, which he says is an attack on religious freedom in Israel.
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