MK Ahmad Tibi said he received a phone call from MK Moshe Gafni (Degel HaTorah), who informed him the Muezzin bill has been removed from the Knesset agenda. The development reverses last week's planned plenum vote, which had been reported by Channel 14 amid allegations of a political maneuver by National Security Minister Ben Gvir.
The so-called Muezzin bill — which would restrict the use of outdoor loudspeakers for Islamic calls to prayer — was removed from the Knesset agenda on Wednesday after a phone call between MK Ahmad Tibi (Hadash-Ta'al) and MK Moshe Gafni (Degel HaTorah). Tibi confirmed receiving the call from Gafni, who informed him of the decision.
Last week, the bill had been scheduled for a Knesset plenum vote, as reported by Channel 14. Journalist Avraham Hasson had alleged at the time that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was behind the push, using the bill as a probe to expose whether a political deal existed between Gafni and Tibi in exchange for support on the Haredi military service exemption law — also a Degel HaTorah priority.
The collapse of the vote agenda suggests the alleged Ben Gvir probe failed to surface the deal, or that a compromise was reached behind the scenes. The Haredi draft exemption bill, which Gafni has been pushing to advance, remains pending at the Ministerial Committee for Legislation level.
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