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an estimated 6,000 Israeli
recognize the PLO, and 51 per-
Arabs are university grad-
cent perceived a "large" gap
uates, and Arabs form a
in the standard of living be-
highly visible presence in the
tween Arabs and Jews.
Israeli media, theater, sports,
An upsurge over the past
medicine and education.
year in discussions of Arab-
"And while Israeli Arabs live
Jewish relations and various
with tremendous contradic-
educational programs to pro-
tions and internal conflicts,
mote coexistence also point to
there is no doubt that the ma-
a growing realization that the
jority
see their future in
two communities are at a
terms of Israel and are
crossroads.
generally eager to establish
Dr. Alouph Hareven, a
contacts with Jews."
former senior military in-
Hareven's insistence that
telligence officer who now
coexistence can be made to
designs and coordinates
work — if only because there
educational programs to pro-
is no alternative — is based
mote, dialogue between
on his credo that "whoever ig-
Jewish and Arab teachers,
nores a problem will even-
believes it is too early to
tually be surprised by it."
assess whether the recent
Most Jews, he says, have in
outburst marks a fundamen-
the
past seen no urgent need
tal change in relations.
to seek solutions to the
He is reasonably optimistic
problems of Israel's Arab
that it does not — so long as
minority. But it is dawning on
the moderates on both sides
Jewish Israel that "relations
control the extremists in their
between the Jewish majority
midst. Nor does he believe
and the Arab minority will
that the violent protests
inevitably be one of the
represent the sentiments of
critical issues in the second
the majority of Israeli Arabs.
generation of Israel's ex-
"They certainly identify
istence?'
with the plight of the Pales-
Dr. Eli Rekhes, an expert on
tinians in the territories and
Israeli Arabs at Tel Aviv
wish to see a Palestinian
University, agrees that the
state alongside Israel. At the
Israeli authorities must final-
ly come to terms with the
problem and deal seriously
Most Jews have in
and consistently with the le-
gitimate grievances. of Israeli
the past seen no
Arabs.
urgent need to
Among these are municipal
seek solutions to
services and education facili-
the problems of
ties, which lag far beind he
Jewish sector, and limit job
Israel's Arab
opportunities for young
minority.
educated Arabs. The sense of
inequality among Israeli
Arabs had led to a "growing
feeling of bitterness and
same time, though, the
frustration," which he terms
moderate majority wants per-
"a potential time bomb."
sonal, friendly relations with
These feelings of dissatis-
the Jews and they place a
faction with their civic
high value on their Israeli
amenities are being chan-
citizenship."
neled into a heightened sense
Hareven points out that 75
of nationalisni, and the de-
percent of Israel's 650,000
mands for an improvement in
Arabs was born in the Jewish
their quality of life are being
State, and over the years they
increasingly expressed in
have absorbed a remarkable
political and national terms.
degree- of Israeli values:
The government, however,
"Socially and culturally," he
is
making no allowances. Still
says, "they are very different
bruised by the disturbances
from Arabs anywhere else in
in the West Bank and Gaza;
the Middle East. An Arab
it is determined to reinforce
from Haifa is very, very dif-
its message that violent pro-
ferent from his cousin in a
tests will lead only to hard-
West Bank town."
ship and suffering for the
The changes that have
perpetrators. This message
taken place in Israeli Arab
was hammered home by the
society over the past 20 years,
arrest of some 80 Israeli Arab
according to Hareven, have
activists within days of the
been no less than revolution-
riots.
ary.
At the same time as the
In the early 60's, at least
stick was being applied,
half the population over the
General Amos Gilboa, the
age of 14 was illiterate. Today,
Breast
self-examination —
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