Anyone living in a community in Yehuda or Shomron, or in areas of Yerushalayim for that matter, is too familiar with the seemingly never-ending wail of the muezzin, emanating from mosques in Arab villages. Many a complaint has been filed by Jews over the extreme volume, but by-and-large, authorities opt to ignore this under the guise of permitting Muslims to exercise religious freedom, give them a larger dose of that freedom than enjoyed by most shuls.
Veteran Chevron resident and activist Baruch Marzel has decided he has had enough, and is retaliating, with the sound of music. Marzel explained that Jews who use the Machpelah at night are compelled to wrap it up by 11:00pm while Muslims often hold weddings that continue into the early morning hours, until 2:00am or 3:00am. They are permitted to blast the speakers, as they do five times daily, and he is simply unwilling to tolerate the situation.
As such, Marzel rented a commercial sound system and vows to play Carlebach tunes round-the-clock, confident that he will succeed where Israeli authorities have not. The local Chevron Islamic community is already angered over the invasion of their sound space, and the leftist Yesh Din organization has already stepped up to bat, filing a complaint but Marzel has already told police he is not about to turn the volume down until the Arabs reciprocate with a similar gesture.
He hopes the matter will be taken to court, confident of a win, but for now, its Carlebach around-the-clock in the holy city of the Avos and Imahos, as Marzel undertakes another battle for a Jewish Chevron.
(Source: Yeshiva World News)
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