The loud, macho voice is an inte-
gral part of army behavior, and
this carries over to civilian life,
he added.
But while Israelis think noth-
ing of making noise, they don't
like being on the receiving end of
it, said Ste]ian Ghelberg, head of
the Environment Ministry's
Noise Abatement Department.
The department's studies show
that 80 percent of citizens' com-
plaints about environmental nui-
sances have to do with noise.
Twenty-five percent of Israelis
consider themselves "noise vic-
tims" to the extent that they are
ready to move out of their neigh-
borhoods or cities because their
ears can't take it, he said.
Of the three major cities, Tel
Aviv is by far the noisiest, fol-
lowed by Haifa, then Jerusalem,
Mr. Ghelberg noted. This is part-
ly because of the difference in
night life. Tel Aviv parties start
no earlier than 11 p.m., by which
time Jerusalem parties are wind-
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