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Watching a 4D movie at Jerusalem's YES Planet theater; 3D and 4D films are NIS 14 while regular movies are NIS 10 on Movie Time day, October 27, 2016 (Courtesy Hadash Parush/Flash 90)
October 25, 2016, 10:52 pm
Movies to run cheaper than popcorn on Thursday
The annual movie appreciation day takes place this week; all flicks just NIS 10 a pop
By Jessica Steinberg
Two young girls eat ice cream as they leave a mini market in Jerusalem, August 2, 2010. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 19, 2016, 5:14 pm
Jerusalem to prosecute minimarts open on Shabbat
Capital’s non-religious mayor supports demands to close stores on Sabbath, while Haredi interior minister has secular Tel Aviv in his sights
By Sue Surkes
Star Wars fans dressed up in character for one of the first screenings of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' at Jerusalem's Cinema City theater (Courtesy Naomi Wurtman)
December 21, 2015, 3:12 pm
‘The Force Awakens’ exceeds expectations in Israel
Mega movie theaters report over 100,000 tickets sold in first three days for new Star Wars installment
By Jessica Steinberg
In this May 28, 2014, file photo, ultra-Orthodox Jews watch people wave Israeli flags outside the Old City's Damascus Gate during Jerusalem Day celebrations in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)
August 26, 2015, 11:53 pm
In Jerusalem’s culture war, secular residents make gains
Shabbat battles pit holy city’s ultra-Orthodox against city council; religious influence is on the wane amid changing demographics
By MIRIAM BERGER
Ultra-Orthodox men clash with police in Jerusalem during an August 14, 2015, protest against the opening of the Yes Planet cinema complex on Shabbat. (screen capture: Channel 2)
August 20, 2015, 11:36 pm
Battle over shuttering Jerusalem shops on Shabbat intensifies
Ultra-Orthodox councilmen call to close all businesses on day of rest after 8 kiosk owners appeal warrants mandating they shut doors on Saturday
By TOI staff and AFP
View of the Ben Yehuda street in the center of Jerusalem on February 28, 2013. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 19, 2015, 2:54 pm
Jerusalem city council to force kiosks to close on Shabbat
A number of small convenience stores in secular downtown to be shut on the Sabbath, municipality says, days after ultra-Orthodox protest Shabbat infringements in a new cinema complex
By Avi Lewis
Ultra-Orthodox men clash with police in Jerusalem during an August 14, 2015, protest against the opening of the Yes Planet cinema complex on Shabbat. (screen capture: Channel 2)
August 14, 2015, 10:22 pm
Thousands of Haredim protest Jerusalem cinema’s Shabbat opening
Arrests reported as ultra-Orthodox men take to the streets to oppose YES Planet multiplex’s first Friday night movie screenings
By Tamar Pileggi
YES Planet CEO Mooky Greidinger speaking at the official announcement of the Sherover Cultural Center in Abu Tor (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
April 30, 2014, 8:49 pm
16-screen movie theater to open in Jerusalem, on Shabbat too
From summer 2015, YES Planet complex near Abu Tor will also feature musical performances, art spaces, restaurants and cafes
By Jessica Steinberg
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