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Sexless city: 'Sex and the City' adverts banned in Jerusalem
By Adi Dovrat, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Films, Petach Tikva 

Outdoor advertising company Maximedia has notified the distributors of 'Sex in the City' Forum Films and its publicist, Golan Advertising - that the movie based on the popular TV series of the same name will not be allowed to advertise in Jerusalem and Petah Tikva, because the word "sex" appears on the signs.

"The news was a great shock," said a spokesman for Forum Films said. "We have not asked to advertise nudity, or messages that may be offensive to the general public and the ultra-Orthodox community in particular. Nevertheless, this is the name of the movie. We feel that it is ridiculous to prohibit us from advertising the brand without naming it," he added.

The company added that it would consult with the movie's production company about what to do about continued advertising in these cities.
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Maximedia CEO Shai Keidar, who receives a franchise from the municipalities, has signed an agreement which forbids him from posting signs that would offend the public, and has no intention of fighting the decision.

"Naturally, I don't ask the municipality to approve just any poster," he said. "Our decision was based on long years of work and acquaintance with the municipalities. The posters will appear in other cities."


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      1.   End the Religious control of Israel. 01:51  |  Max 20/05/08
      2.   But Charlotte converted! 03:04  |  Aphemia 20/05/08
      3.   Offended by Sex 03:07  |  Fish 20/05/08
      4.   The billboard offends (secular) me in the US 03:46  |  S.O. 20/05/08
      5.   Good thing! Hope is remains banned! 05:26  |  Al B 20/05/08
      6.   And the witch hunt begins 05:53  |  Northertn 20/05/08
      7.   encouraging news 06:41  |  Ms. Clean 20/05/08
      8.   HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA 07:20  |  guy in Israelstan 20/05/08
      9.   the WORD sex? 08:03  |  essex (geddit?) 20/05/08
      10.   Religion becomes more alianted from reality 08:05  |  SJt 20/05/08
      11.   S....in the City 08:09  |  Nechama 20/05/08
      12.   To # 7 09:07  |  L A 20/05/08
      13.   Israeli modernity 09:24  |  Ali 20/05/08
      14.   Birds do it, Bees do it... 09:44  |  Alan 20/05/08
      15.   I used to love to hate this show 09:48  |  Dror 20/05/08
      16.   #9 Ali 09:53  |  MR 20/05/08
      17.   #4 10:13  |  Edith 20/05/08
      18.   I liked the desperate housewives better 10:16  |  Edith 20/05/08
      19.   I agree with Dror 10:18  |  Edith 20/05/08
      20.   Sorry to #7 , Should be #10 10:18  |  L A 20/05/08
      21.   be exact 10:37  |  Eric Zornberg 20/05/08
      22.   # 4 what a miserable argument 10:55  |  suad 20/05/08
      23.   # 5 very good 10:57  |  suad 20/05/08
      24.   To Northertn, His darkened light 11:14  |  FOX 20/05/08
      25.   # 6 very good NOT # 5 !!!!!!!!!!!!! 11:18  |  SUAD 20/05/08
      26.   Sex in Nature 11:26  |  Dror 20/05/08
      27.   SEX in the City 11:41  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/05/08
      28.   #8 (chicago,IL?) 11:44  |  x-ray 20/05/08
      29.   # 4 s.o. 11:54  |  Axel 20/05/08
      30.   I wonder how these ultra-orthodox ... 12:02  |  Axel 20/05/08
      31.   Would "Luv in the shtetyl" fit the billboard...? 12:09  |  Esther 20/05/08
      32.   Sex 12:18  |  j10 20/05/08
      33.   Great news ! 12:26  |  bar 20/05/08
      34.   #15 Dror Makes Some Good Points 12:33  |  Question Mark 20/05/08
      35.   look away!! 12:46  |  mat 20/05/08
      36.   That word 13:42  |  Charlie 20/05/08
      37.   Sloppy, amateur journalism 13:50  |  Sex AND The City 20/05/08
      38.   End the Secular Tyranny over Israel 13:52  |  Dave 20/05/08
      39.   Theocratic countries like Iran and Israel share many things 14:04  |  Mark B. 20/05/08
      40.   not about being religious... 14:36  |  gedaliah 20/05/08
      41.   #30 Mark B - Anti-Israeli or anti-Zionist? 14:46  |  Yonatan 20/05/08
      42.   A suggestion.....no more 14:48  |  David 20/05/08
      43.   Sex and the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) 14:54  |  Yonatan 20/05/08
      44.   Haaretz reserves the right to limit speech too 14:57  |  Ilan 20/05/08
      45.   # 32 Amen 15:01  |  SJ 20/05/08
      46.   For those who continually bash the orthodox 15:37  |  Jon 20/05/08
      47.   #43 Yonatan 15:43  |  Jon 20/05/08
      48.   Jon # 46 15:53  |  Bar 20/05/08
      49.   Taharat HaMishpacha in the City 16:52  |  David K 20/05/08
      50.   Chokes in the city banner should be allowed 17:55  |  Sal 20/05/08
      51.   Sex is Dirty? 18:04  |  Daniel Epicorus 20/05/08
      52.   Before coming down hard on religious sensitivites regarding to 18:14  |  bat yam 20/05/08
      53.   In religious areas it should read "S-x and the city" 18:34  |  Lasting peace 20/05/08
      54.   Ultra Orthodox jews = killers of Rabin & killers of peace 18:50  |  Aounist 20/05/08
      55.   Sex in the City 18:55  |  BR 20/05/08
      56.   Freedom of personal action & rights of others. 18:58  |  curious 20/05/08
      57.   Wow... 19:18  |  ChrisBerlin 20/05/08
      58.   # 52 bat 19:35  |  Axel 20/05/08
      59.   # 56 curious 19:44  |  Axel 20/05/08
      60.   DO IT ANYWAY AND LET THEM TAKE IT TO COURT!! 19:44  |  B`Galil 20/05/08
      61.   Religion, women and sex 20:10  |  pete 20/05/08
      62.   #48 Bar 20:21  |  Jon 20/05/08
      63.   religous nuts you are 20:27  |  sam i am 20/05/08
      64.   Bring it to any Arab/Muslim country and see 20:44  |  TOMY 20/05/08
      65.   And if it was called fuck in the city... 21:11  |  MH 20/05/08
      66.   Ban it already 22:16  |  Riley DeWiley 20/05/08
      67.   Title does not match the story 22:32  |  A TV viewer 20/05/08
      68.   59 axel wrong - "Not about the TITLE..." Issue is about moral 22:37  |  curious 20/05/08
      69.   Israel is not Saudi Arabia 22:52  |  FOX 20/05/08
      70.   Awww...common 23:33  |  Denise 20/05/08
      71.   Sex Sex Sex Sex Sex 23:39  |  Robert/Montreal 20/05/08
      72.   sooo strange? 23:40  |  Athena 20/05/08
      73.