JERUSALEM: In a unique and surprising event the Azaan was raised in the Israeli Parliament despite efforts by the Jews parliamentarians to stop it from echoing in the Parliament.
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A Palestinian member of parliament raised ‘azan’ in the Israeli parliament to protest a controversial bill which, if passed, would bar mosques from using loudspeakers for delivering call to prayer (azan) in occupied East Jerusalem.
Ahmad Tibi, member of the Knesset, raised the azan during his speech in the parliament and said the proposed bill demonstrated the Israeli government’s ‘Islamophobia’.
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Another member Taleb Abu Arar also started the azaan and went on to complete it, despite attempts by the other members of the parliament to stop him.
The proposed bill has drawn criticism from various circles, with many Palestinians calling it a blatant violation of their freedom to worship.