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Rivlin reportedly asks Kahlon to help foil mosque bill

29 November 2016, 7:05 pm
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President Reuven Rivlin has reportedly asked Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon to help foil the passing of a bill to limit when mosques can use loudspeakers for the Muslim call to prayer.

Hebrew media reports say Rivlin called Kahlon and asked him to allow his Kulanu party members to vote freely when the bill comes up in the Knesset on Wednesday.

President Reuven Rivlin, right, meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the funeral for late former president Shimo Peres at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, on September 30, 2016. (Photo by Mark Neyman/GPO)
President Reuven Rivlin, right, meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the funeral for late former president Shimo Peres at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, on September 30, 2016. (Photo by Mark Neyman/GPO)

Kahlon did not say whether he would impose coalition discipline in the vote that has raised objections across the Arab world.

Earlier today Rivlin hosted an interfaith meeting of religious leaders in a bid to find a compromise on the issue.

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