The Israeli Knesset passed the Muezzin Bill (regulating the use of loudspeakers for the Islamic call to prayer) in its preliminary reading. The ultra-Orthodox Shas party supported the bill, according to Israeli media.
The Israeli Knesset passed the so-called 'Muezzin Bill' in a preliminary reading on Wednesday, with the ultra-Orthodox Shas party backing the legislation. As The Zioneer reported earlier at 17:38 Jerusalem, the bill — which seeks to regulate the volume and timing of the Islamic call to prayer broadcast from mosque loudspeakers — passed by a vote of 50 to 36, according to journalist Dafna Liel (N12). The Shas party's support, flagged in this latest bulletin, marks a notable alignment with the coalition on a religious-secular issue that has often divided ultra-Orthodox lawmakers.
Wednesday's preliminary vote caps a thread that began nine minutes earlier: the same 50-36 tally was first reported at 17:38 Jerusalem in two successive versions. The initial bulletin, sourced solely to Liel (N12), noted that further legislative stages — committee review and additional plenary votes — remain. A second version at the same timestamp confirmed the vote count but offered no new attribution or detail. The Zioneer has not yet independently verified the vote roll or any coalition whip decisions.
The broader context remains thin: the background material provided — unrelated items on Iran, US-Saudi relations, and an IDF incident in Lebanon — carries no direct relevance to the Knesset vote. No official statement from the bill's sponsor or from Shas leadership has been cited in the thread.
It remains unclear whether the bill will schedule a first reading or face amendments in the Knesset's Interior Committee. No source has described the bill's precise decibel limit or geographic scope. The vote total and Shas's position rest on a single newsroom account.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake