Police confiscate speakers from Jaffa mosque

[Scurrilous]

Yassam, Border Guard and police forces raid house after foreign minister's mother's neighbor complains about noise coming from Muezzin calls

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4170857,00.html

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"Large Yassam, Border Guard and police forces on Tuesday raided the complex of the Abu Sayaf family in Jaffa and confiscated speakers that were used to play Muezzin calls in a mosque situated on the premises.

Around 9:20 am, dozens of Yassam and Border Guard officers arrived at the scene and raided the complex. Several minutes later they left with the speakers.

An article published in Yedioth Tel Aviv last week revealed that the Abu Sayaf family set up a loudspeaker system in the mosque, and played the Muezzin call to prayer five times a day.

Many residents in the surrounding streets complained about the loud volume, calling it a nuisance.

As it turns out, the person who eventually came to their help was no other than Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu), whose mother Esther Lieberman lives in a nearby street."

[oberliner]

1. They can be really loud

I wonder if this is true:

"We maintain coexistence; if they would have asked us to play the prayers more quietly, we would have invited them for a cup of coffee and lowered the volume," he added.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. Why did they change from the traditional Muezzin based to amplified?

[azurnoir]

5. well obviously because they wish to either annoy or perhaps intimidate Jews or

perhaps because of modern things like traffic noise jet planes other amplified sounds such as music ............ feel free to take your choice

[King_David]

3. If I lived next door

I would be pleased .

Good on the police. Or bylaw officer or whatever.

[azurnoir]

4. yes I'm sure you be

so how many blocks counts as "next door" for you?

[King_David]

6. Obvious to anyone reading your post

Is that you have never been to Jaffa.

[azurnoir]

7. lol that mean several I would take it? obvious to anyone ?

but I do so love your reply glad you approve of this action