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Ultra-Orthodox men stage cinema protest

By Associated Press in Jerusalem | China Daily | Updated: 2015-08-27 07:39

Lobby against doing business on Jewish sabbath 'a lost cause', group spokesman says

Crowds of angry ultra-Orthodox Jewish men with long beards and wearing black-and-white garb and large black hats, protested in the streets of Jerusalem earlier this month against a new movie theater opening its doors on the Sabbath.

The demonstration was meant to be a show of strength in a long-running dispute over the role of strict Jewish law in the cultural life of Jerusalem. But in many ways, it was also a sign of desperation after a series of gains by the city's secular community in recent years.

Ultra-Orthodox men stage cinema protest

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