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Gal Gadot at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International panel for the film Wonder Woman.

Israeli actress Gal Gadot – better known to her fans these days as “Wonder Woman” – is also being honored with the naming of the brand new cinema in Nazareth Illit.

Municipal spokesperson Orna Yosef said the city is naming its new movie theater “The Gal Cinema” after the 32-year-old star of the blockbuster movie because she’s an Israeli actress “who brings honor to this country.

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“This is a message for our young people because Gal Gadot is an example of success, who has shown that dreams can be attained.”

The Gal Cinema opens officially on Wednesday with two screens. The city of 50,000, which has an 80 percent Jewish population, was founded in 1956 next to Biblical Nazareth.

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.