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Tel Aviv theaters cancel performances as part of nationwide strike
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTel Aviv’s two most prominent theaters announce that they are canceling today’s performances as part of a nationwide strike for the release of the hostages and an end to the war in Gaza.
Habima, Israel’s national theater, has scratched its shows amid the strike, which a range of companies, organizations and local authorities have endorsed, according to Channel 12.
The Cameri Theatre announces the cancellation of today’s shows in white block letters on a black background on its homepage.
Both theaters are adjacent to prominent spaces for protests on behalf of the hostages. The Cameri is next to Hostages Square, the central location of today’s strike.
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