The Likud-Religious Bloc coalition that governs Tel Aviv is threatening to come apart in a dispute over Friday night screenings at a municipally supported “Cinematique.” The National Religious Party and Aguda members say they will leave the coalition unless the Friday night movies, a local youth project, are banned. Non-religious members of the Council say the “Cinematique” is valuable because it keeps youths from roaming the streets Friday nights.
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