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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

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A picture taken on January 29, 2019, shows el-Jazzar mosque in the northern Israeli port city of Acre. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
December 1, 2024, 6:39 pm
Ben Gvir instructs police to stop mosques from using speakers for call to prayer
Arab mayors, MKs decry move as attempt to provoke Muslim citizens; far-right minister defends measure as fighting ‘hazard’ of noise, notes similar efforts in other countries
By ToI Staff
Arab Israeli bodybuilder and Muezzin Ibrahim Masri, calls to prayer at el-Jazzar mosque in the northern Israeli port city of Acre on January 29, 2019 (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
January 31, 2019, 7:50 am
‘Immodest’ bodybuilder muezzin fired from Israeli mosque
Interior Ministry says Ibrahim Masri’s scanty clothing for tournaments is inappropriate for religious figure, despite his pledge to no longer compete
By Majeda El Batsh
A man looks out from a minaret at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem on January 23, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 1, 2019, 10:48 pm
New Jerusalem mayor said pushing plan to quieten mosque loudspeakers
TV report says Moshe Lion’s initiative includes swapping out old speakers for more muted ones, allowing police to turn down volume of call to prayer
By ToI Staff
Ethnic Chinese woman Meiliana weeps during her sentencing hearing at a district court in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, August 21, 2018. (AP/Binsar Bakkara)
August 21, 2018, 6:07 pm
Indonesian woman jailed for complaining about mosque noise
Blasphemy laws in nation of 800,000 mosques come under scrutiny after a Buddhist woman gets 18 months for asking local mosque to turn down call to prayer
By AFP
A new mosque under construction on the main road of the Arab-Israeli village of Majd al-Krum, near the northern Israeli city of Karmiel, on November 8, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 20, 2018, 11:23 am
Bill will empower police to seize mosque loudspeakers – report
Ministers said to propose tightening controversial legislation limiting mosque noise by allowing confiscation of equipment, bigger fines
By Sue Surkes
View of the a mosque in the Old City of Acre, in Northern Israel on October 24, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 24, 2018, 9:54 am
Knesset to advance bid to muffle Muslim call to prayer
Committee will prepare two versions of controversial ‘muezzin bill,’ which has provoked indignation among Arabs
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative image of a mosque and minaret in Arara. (Public Domain/Wikipedia)
March 9, 2017, 2:59 am
Jordan says ‘Muezzin Bill’ is discriminatory, violates peace treaty
Minister warns Israel legislation would breach human rights conventions, infringe upon Jordan’s authority over holy sites in East Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
An Israeli flag waves in front of the minaret of a mosque in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
March 8, 2017, 3:49 pm
‘Muezzin Bill’ passes first hurdle in stormy Knesset session
At charged first reading of proposal to muffle mosque loudspeakers, Arab MKs condemn measure as a ‘racist law’ and ‘declaration of war on Islam’
By Raoul Wootliff and Alexander Fulbright
A mosque in the West Bank city of Nablus (foreground) and part of the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh in the West Bank, December 7, 2016. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
February 12, 2017, 8:00 pm
PA calls mosque-muffling bill an attack on religious freedom
Abbas says legislation ‘would drag the area into disaster,’ top Arab lawmaker says move is racist, vows call to prayer will outlast Netanyahu
By Dov Lieber and ToI Staff
An Israeli flag waves in front of the minaret of a mosque in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
February 12, 2017, 4:45 pm
Ministers green-light revised mosque-muffling bill
Houses of prayer that use loudspeakers between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. to be fined NIS 10,000, according to proposal
By ToI Staff
Locals gather outside of the Jazar Mosque in the Old City of the northern Israeli city of Acre on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, June 3, 2016. (Zack Wajsgras/Flash90)
December 8, 2016, 12:45 am
Mosque-muffling bill on back burner as PM seeks tougher draft
MK Moti Yogev says two versions of controversial proposal could face initial Knesset vote as ministers negotiate differences
By Raoul Wootliff and Marissa Newman
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon at a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, November 30, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2016, 3:02 pm
Kahlon’s opposition delays vote on controversial settlement bill
Measure to overturn High Court ruling on illegal outpost Amona would set ‘problematic’ precedent, Knesset legal advisers warn
By Raoul Wootliff and Marissa Newman
President Reuven Rivlin meets with Jewish and Muslim leaders at his Jerusalem residence on November 29, 2016. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
November 29, 2016, 9:21 pm
Rivlin decries bill to muffle mosques, urges interfaith dialogue
President hosts Jewish, Muslim leaders to discuss so-called muezzin bill; sheikh says legislation gives sense ‘our freedoms are vulnerable’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Yesh Atid party chairman MK Yair Lapid speaks during a party faction meeting at the Knesset, November 21, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 29, 2016, 1:23 pm
Yair Lapid: Coalition wants to ‘insult Muslims’ with muezzin bill
Yesh Atid chair says law to limit sound pollution already exists but isn’t enforced, latest efforts ‘serve the haters of Israel’
By Raoul Wootliff
Israeli president Reuven Rivlin meets with firefighter pilots in Nataf, outside of Jerusalem, which was damaged in a major fire a few days ago. November 27, 2016. (Mark Neyman/GPO via Flash 90)
November 27, 2016, 7:41 pm
Rivlin thanks Erdogan for Turkey’s help battling fires
President tells Turkish counterpart Israel is grateful for help; leaders also discuss normalization of ties and bill to silence mosque loudspeakers
By ToI Staff
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