Israel has postponed the voting of the ban on the Muslim call to prayer from Mosques for the third time.
The bill would have to pass several readings in the Knesset [parliament], to become law, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed the draft bill.
The bill will pave the way for the prohibition of using loudspeakers at mosques during Muslim prayer services, under the guise of “sound pollution” if it is approved.
Arab lawmakers in the Israeli parliament said the legislation was discriminatory against Muslims living in the country.
The Israeli Parliament, the Knesset Member Ahmad Tiybi said that the postponement doesn't mean that the bill will be abolished.
Previously, Palestinian resistance movement Hamas called the legislation “dangerous” for the future of peace and stability, warning against the reflections of the bill.
In a released statement, Hamas said the draft bill was against the freedom of religious rights, as well as the international law to protect historical rights and holiness.
It called on the international community and human rights organizations to take initiatives to stop attacks against mosques and violations of basic human rights.
Also previously, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin discussed the bill, and Rivlin said that they would take into consideration the sensitivities of all the religious groups.
"Jewish, Muslim or Christian... Israel will continue protecting the freedom of religion of all the groups," Rivlin vowed.
