Israeli ministers have endorsed contentious draft legislation known as the “muezzin bill”, which critics say is designed to silence the Muslim call to prayer.

Information released by the Justice Ministry on Sunday showed that the draft bill had been voted on and passed by Israel’s ministerial committee and will therefore be put before representatives of the Knesset as a government bill.

The bill, which in a revised form would ban religious leaders from using loudspeakers or public address systems to summon worshippers for prayers between 11pm – 7am, would limit the first of the five-times-daily Muslim calls to prayer, just before dawn.

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