CRI听力:Israel's Entertainment Biz in Bind Amid Tensions

Tensions between Israel and Palestine are putting a big strain on the country's recent entertainment prospects.

The Jerusalem Film Festival felt the effects, when its planned outdoor screenings were pushed back a week. With security concerns in the city heightened, the rescheduled outdoor screenings, which will take place on Thursday, will most likely have to be held inside, according to trade publication Variety.

The news outlet also reports that the 'Fest is seeing a 20-percent drop in attendance. During the start of the event last week, audiences were first told where the bomb shelters at the venue are located.

The effects of the fighting have impacted Israel's small-screen productions, as well.

Anticipated American drama, "Dig," which is being filmed in Jerusalem, is on a pre-scheduled hiatus.

(The show's creator, Gideon Raff, said at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills on Monday that the conflict caught his team off-guard and that he and his team are "looking at all options" if tensions escalate.)

(On Israeli television, producers of the reality show, "Big Brother," had to alert cast-members to the rising conflict after air-raid sirens sounded in the neighbourhood where show's house is located. "Big Brother" typically maintains a total media blackout among its cast-members during filming.)

American musician Neil Young's July 17th Tel Aviv show was also spiked due to safety concerns.