MODEL DISCOUNT CLEANERS AcrossFrom The Berkley Theater NEWS 3011 W. 12 Mile Rd. Compare & Save $$$ 1 /2 OFF! Limited Edition PRINTS each pants • sweaters • skirts (Lined, pleated and heavy weight 26c extra) • • • • PILE & DOWN COATS $4.99 WINTER COATS $3.99 VALID WITH COUPON ONLY EXPIRES 10-31-86 I 1st QUALITY WORK AT LOW DISCOUNT PRICES AMPLE PARKING IN REAR-ENTRANCE reg. $60.00-$200.00 selected assortments Ave Maria William Coombs Charles Cobelle and Others FIELD MN 2646 Coolidge Hwy. (S. of 12 Ali e) Berkley 399-1320 or 399-1327 544-0350 alp Hrs. 9.5 Mon. Sal. New Hours Mon. -Fri. 7-6 Sat. 84 - PRIM .°/ 1* 1. -" A S An IDF tank exercise: Will more Israeli Arabs be joining the ranks? Arab IDF Recruitment Up After Policy Shift GIL SEDAN Special to The Jewish News Going home. Being hoine. Returning to work. . These are signs we cherish at Sinai J-lospital.. • That's why. we've developed into one of- Michigan's most sophistidated health care facilities. With a heart care re last year more center whe *than 500 open heart surgeries were performed. With a neo- natal intensive care unit which • is among the hest. anywhere. 30 Friday, October 17, 1986 With research that has resulted • in new laser • surgery techniques. Physical rehabilitation; Corn- • prehensive eye care. Mental health. Singstrives.for excel- • lenge in all:areas. Because these signs are so vital to us. The signs that say `'You're going home' For further informatibn or doctor referral', call Sinai • Hospital at 1-800- 248,-DOGS. ©Sinai Hospital of Detroit, 1986. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS here has been a sig- nificant increase in the number of Israeli Arabs volunteering and being accepted to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, following a recent change in IDF policy regarding military service by Arab youth, according to a report by the Government Press Office. Currently, there are close to 200 Israeli Arabs serving in the IDF, of whom approx- imately half are Bedouin. The second major group com- prises Arab Moslems or Christians, most of whom are from Arab villages through- out the country. Yet these figures do not tell the entire story. Only one out of three Arab volunteers is accepted for army service, once it is established that they meet the specific criteria set by the IDF. "An Arab youth who volunteers for the IDF has to serve three years; he must be the same approx- imate age as Israeli con- scripts, and he must speak fluent Hebrew," states Col. Moshe Yaari, who oversees the draft for the IDF's man- power branch. "Generally, the volunteer has to have completed ten years of schooling, and we won't take anyone who doesn't have parental back- ing. Parents have a strong standing in Arab society, par- ticularly in the Bedouin country," Yaari observes. Yaari, who has supervised the draft for the past five years, points out that the Law of Compulsory National Service legislated by the Knesset in 1949 applies to all Israeli citizens, irrespective of race or religion. In other words, by law Israeli Arabs are required to do national service. InCpractice, however, the situation is entirely different, since the law has never been enforced. Nevertheless, army service is compulsory for Druze and Circassian men. Community elders froth these two groups petitioned the Knesset in the mid-1950's that their sons be conscripted into the IDF. The request was granted, and Druze and Circassian soldiers are today found in various units throughout the army. Events were 'somewhat different concerning Israeli Bedouin. A few Bedouin and Arab Moslems quietly volun- teered in the 1950's. In the 1960's and 1970's, many Be- douin were drafted directly into the standing army, where they served primarily as trackers. There were few Jews who possessed tracking skills, and financial incen- tives also helped attract Be- douin to army service. Yaari notes that the recent upward swing in the number of Arab volunteers for the army is the result of a policy change made in the IDF dur- ing the last three years re- garding the question of Arab military service. Presently there is no sepa- rate minorities unit, and the vast majority serves in com- bat units. "A few of the vol- unteers who have a profes- sion are sent to other tasks," says Yaari, "but most go straight into field units, such as Golani and the paratroop- ers. Physical fitness is also one of our criteria." Jewish Telegraphic Agency