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Israeli Arabs — 800,000 Pales- tinians and 200,000 Druze and Bedouin — are generally seen as peaceful, law-abiding, tax- pay- ing citizens of the Jewish state. The Druze and Bedouin even serve in the Israel Defense Forces. And while the Israeli Palestinians, who are mostly Muslim, generally do not serve in the army (although there are dozens of exceptions every year), they did not join the intifada, the Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that raged in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Nevertheless, some Israeli Jews, who generally have little contact with Israeli Arabs, hesi- tate to sleep in Arab bed and breakfast inns. They should put aside all their worries and prejudices, Yediot Aharonot reports. Staying at an Arab B&B is an exotic experience. For breakfast, the hosts, usually a man and one or more of his wives, serve fresh- ly made pita bread, large green olives, homemade soft and hard goat and sheep cheeses, tasty vegetables, and tea with nana, a local peppermint-like herb, ac- cording to Yediot Aharonot. The Israeli Arabs — who follow the Middle Eastern code of hospital- ity — have a hard time getting used to charging for their ser- vices, Yediot Aharonot reports. Arab hosts told Yediot Aharonot they hope operating the B&B's will help bridge the gap between themselves and Israeli Jews. "Residents of my village meet Jews in the army, and then they go their separate ways," Rami Chamud told Yediot Aharonot. "Maybe hosting [Jews in the guest homes] will bring us clos- er." Overdrive Testing Israeli drivers are the most pre- carious in the world. They pose a much greater risk to the public than Islamic- fundamentalist ter- rorists or drugs. The government is trying to cure the nation's dangerous dri- ving disease. It is administering driving tests that are so tough they make it harder to become a driver than a commando para- trooper. One out of every four Israelis fail at least three driving tests be- fore getting their license, accord- ing to Yediot Aharonot. Michelle Karen, for example, took six tests before winning her independence on the road. The 18-year-old soldier told Yediot Aharonot that one of her testers flunked her because she drove too slow. "It irritated him." But at least she now has a li- cense. Kobi Tzobri has failed nine tests and may flunk many more before he can get behind the wheel and drive away, Yediot Aharonot reports. Having to wait a month or two in between tests has made this task a long-term project for the 29-year-old busi- ness manager. If he continues to fail tests, he may catch up with David Baruch, 58, who has taken 19 tests and has yet to see his picture on a dri- ving license. "Thirty years I ride my bike in the rain and heat," he told Yediot Aharonot, "but now I am old and it's difficult." Don't sell the bike yet. The Shot Heard Around Ethiopia Four years after joining 10,000 Ethiopian Jews in an overnight, secret airlift to the Jewish state, Avi Vashia showed Israelis what he thinks about their hospitali- ty. He recently pleaded guilty to shooting a co-worker in the stom- ach, causing him permanent, but not life-threatening injuries. The reason he did it, he claims, was because Nishim Chalivah, a veteran worker for Israel Trains, had been making racist remarks about him and other Ethiopian Jews. According to Yediot Aharonot, Mr. Chalivah uttered such re- marks as, "You are animals," "monkeys," "Who are you that the country spent so much money bringing you here?" Taking this into account, the Israeli court gave Mr. Vashia a light sentence — two and half years. And many Israelis, in- cluding children, have been send- ing him letters of support. But Mr. Vashia told Yediot Aharonot he still regrets making aliyah. "We do not feel part of Israeli so- • ciety." ❑