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The opening as it read in 2010

Cinema Jenin Cinema Jenin is an international effort working to reopen a cinema in the Palestinian city of Jenin , located in the West Bank . Closed since the outbreak of the First Intifada , Cinema Jenin is being rehabilitated to encourage a culture of cinema-going for the inhabitants of Jenin and its refugee camp by showing films of various genres, including fiction films, documentaries, comedies, children’s films, Arabic classics and contemporary movies.¹ The building which will house Cinema Jenin is located in the heart of the city, next to the old church, the market ( suq ) and the main transportation routes. The old cinema has 250 seats on the first floor and another 200 on a balcony.² Local professionals and youth from the refugee camp are working to restore the chairs, paint the walls, renew the toilets, repair the roof, and fix the air conditioning and the electrical system. The cinema projection, the light and the sound systems will be installed and supervised by two German production companies, guaranteeing high quality digital cinematic standards.³

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The opening as it stood in 2015 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Cinema Jenin before renovations Cinema Jenin is a movie theater in the Palestinian city of Jenin , located in the West Bank . The new building features plush seating that can accommodating over 300 people, an outdoor café, art gallery space, a children's park and playground, and a library that is sponsored by the German Goethe-Institut . The library and cinema will offer cultural exhibitions and German language classes. It replaced a cinema that closed in 1987. The cinema is located in the heart of the city, next to the old church, the market ( suq ) and the main transportation routes. The old cinema had 250 seats on the first floor and another 200 on a balcony. The cinema is not without its critics. Many Palestinians boycotted the cinema, claiming that unmarried men and women slept together in the cinema's guest house, and drank alcohol there. Following death threats that were circulated in the mosques in early 2011, many foreign nationals were evacuated from the Cinema Jenin project, at the request of their governments. " Jenin cinema opens to fanfare ", 7 August 2010, Ma'an News Agency.

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Cinema Jenin before renovations Cinema Jenin is a movie theater in the Palestinian city of Jenin , located in the West Bank . The new building features plush seating that can accommodate more than 300 people, an outdoor café, art gallery space, a children's park and playground, and a library that is sponsored by the German Goethe-Institut . The library and cinema will offer cultural exhibitions and German language classes. It replaced a cinema that closed in 1987. The cinema is located in the heart of the city, next to the old church, the market ( suq ) and the main transportation routes. The old cinema had 250 seats on the first floor and another 200 on a balcony. The cinema is not without its critics. Many Palestinians boycotted the cinema, claiming that unmarried men and women slept together in the cinema's guest house, and drank alcohol there. Following death threats that were circulated in the mosques in early 2011, many foreign nationals were evacuated from the Cinema Jenin project, at the request of their governments. " Jenin cinema opens to fanfare ", 7 August 2010, Ma'an News Agency.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Cinema in Jenin, Palestine Cinema Jenin before renovations Cinema Jenin is a movie theater in the Palestinian city of Jenin , located in the West Bank . The new building features plush seating that can accommodate more than 300 people, an outdoor café, art gallery space, a children's park and playground, and a library that is sponsored by the German Goethe-Institut . The library and cinema will offer cultural exhibitions and German language classes. It replaced a cinema that closed in 1987. The cinema is located in the heart of the city, next to the old church, the market ( suq ) and the main transportation routes. The old cinema had 250 seats on the first floor and another 200 on a balcony. The cinema is not without its critics. Many Palestinians boycotted the cinema, claiming that unmarried men and women slept together in the cinema's guest house, and drank alcohol there. Following death threats that were circulated in the mosques in early 2011, many foreign nationals were evacuated from the Cinema Jenin project, at the request of their governments.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Cinema in Jenin, Palestine Cinema Jenin before renovations Cinema Jenin ( Arabic : سينما جنين ) is a movie theater in Jenin , West Bank , Palestine . The new building features plush seating that can accommodate more than 300 people, an outdoor café, art gallery space, a children's park and playground, and a library that is sponsored by the German Goethe-Institut . The library and cinema will offer cultural exhibitions and German language classes. It replaced a cinema that closed in 1987. The cinema is located in the heart of the city, next to the old church, the market ( suq ) and the main transportation routes. The old cinema had 250 seats on the first floor and another 200 on a balcony. The cinema is not without its critics. Many Palestinians boycotted the cinema, claiming that unmarried men and women slept together in the cinema's guest house, and drank alcohol there. Following death threats that were circulated in the mosques in early 2011, many foreign nationals were evacuated from the Cinema Jenin project, at the request of their governments.

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