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Jerusalem Mayor Says Regulations on Noise Level of Muslim Calls to Prayer Should Be Enforced
(i24news) After residents of Jerusalem protested outside the mayor's house over excessive noise from mosques, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said Wednesday that he had instructed his office director to implement a plan in cooperation with the Israel Police to enforce noise regulations on Islamic calls to prayer from mosques in the city. "There are a lot of mosques that position noise amplifiers and loudspeaker systems without the necessary inspections or consideration," Barkat said. "The volume of these systems and the hours they are operated deviate from the law. They actively cause noise nuisances that disturb many nearby residents and harm their quality of life." The call to prayer from muezzins occurs five times daily, including early in the morning before dawn.