Israel President opposes anti-Azan bill
JERUSALEM: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin spoke out Tuesday against a controversial bill that would prohibit mosques from using loudspeakers for Azan (a call to summon believers to prayers) early in the morning.
The draft law, which sparked outrage around the Arab and wider Muslim world, is set to be submitted to its first reading in parliament on Wednesday.
Its original form was amended last week to not affect the sirens that announce the start of the Jewish day of rest at sundown each Friday.
Rivlin on Tuesday…