Fatah official: Israel is trying to "Judaize Jerusalem," its goal is "the destruction of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and the establishment of the alleged Temple on its ruins"
Headline: "Dr. Amal Hamad: We will sound the call to prayer everywhere and will not agree to the policy of silencing the voices at our holy sites"
"Fatah Central Committee member Amal Hamad in a press release today [Nov. 15, 2016] condemned the Muezzin Law measure, according to which the sounding of the call to prayer through loudspeakers will be prevented in Jerusalem…
Hamad noted that the extremist occupation government is acting with all its strength to Judaize Jerusalem and reach its great goal – the destruction of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and the establishment of the alleged Temple on its ruins…
She emphasized that the occupation's policy will not frighten the Palestinian people, and that the call to prayer will continue to be heard in occupied Jerusalem."
On Nov. 13, 2016, a bill to ban religious institutions from broadcasting over loudspeakers was approved for a preliminary reading in the Israeli Parliament. The bill is intended to prevent noise pollution. This bill is referred to by many as the "Muezzin Law," although it does not refer to any specific religion.
Other countries have already approved or attempted legislation for regulating the use of loudspeakers in mosques in order to limit noise pollution. These include India, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Bahrain, the United Emirates, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, the UK, Austria, Norway, and Belgium, and the US. The PA has also passed legislation regarding the use of loudspeakers in mosques in order to reduce noise pollution.
"Fatah Central Committee member Amal Hamad in a press release today [Nov. 15, 2016] condemned the Muezzin Law measure, according to which the sounding of the call to prayer through loudspeakers will be prevented in Jerusalem…
Hamad noted that the extremist occupation government is acting with all its strength to Judaize Jerusalem and reach its great goal – the destruction of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and the establishment of the alleged Temple on its ruins…
She emphasized that the occupation's policy will not frighten the Palestinian people, and that the call to prayer will continue to be heard in occupied Jerusalem."
On Nov. 13, 2016, a bill to ban religious institutions from broadcasting over loudspeakers was approved for a preliminary reading in the Israeli Parliament. The bill is intended to prevent noise pollution. This bill is referred to by many as the "Muezzin Law," although it does not refer to any specific religion.
Other countries have already approved or attempted legislation for regulating the use of loudspeakers in mosques in order to limit noise pollution. These include India, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Bahrain, the United Emirates, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, the UK, Austria, Norway, and Belgium, and the US. The PA has also passed legislation regarding the use of loudspeakers in mosques in order to reduce noise pollution.