The Knesset on Wednesday passed its preliminary reading of a bill, put forward by the far-right party Otzma Yehudit, that would limit mosque loudspeakers.

Knesset advances the 'muezzin bill' regulating mosque loudspeaker noise. Israeli parliament dissolved by July 31 at 57% YES.

The bill's proposal argues that in many Muslim countries there are clear restrictions on noise levels, and "some countries have almost entirely prohibited the use of loudspeaker…