JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he backed a bill limiting the volume of calls to prayer from mosques, a proposal government watchdogs have called a threat to religious freedom. Netanyahu, speaking before a ministerial committee adopted the draft bill, said he would support such a move that some have labeled unnecessarily divisive. ADVERTISEMENTIsraeli media reported that the bill would stop the use of public address systems for calls to prayer. While the draft bill applies to all houses of worship, it is seen as specifically targeting mosques. East Jerusalem is also mainly Palestinian and traditional calls to prayer by muezzins through PA systems can be heard in the city.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 14, 2016 04:16 UTC