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reparing Israelis for possi-
ble peace with their north-
ern neighbors, Maariv
recently ran a list of "30
things you didn't know about
Syria."
Few Israelis could imagine,
for example, that Syrians root
for Maccabi Tel Aviv, the suc-
cessful basketball club that has
been a force in the European
championships since the late
1970s.
Also, Israelis may be sur-
prised to learn that 10 percent
of the members of the Syrian
parliament are women — a sim-
ilar percentage to the Knesset.
Another interesting fact —
Syrian President Hafez Assad
is a hard worker who stays at
his office until 3 or 4 a.m.
But the most amazing reve-
lation is that while Syrians can-
not call Israelis, because their
government restricts this option,
all Israelis have to do to get in
touch with their northern neigh-
bors is dial 00-963-11.
"Hello? Is it really true that
in your country ..."
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Seven Syrian Brides
For Seven Israelis
Seven Syrian-Druze women
recently crossed the border into
Israel to meet their future
husbands, Yediot Aharonot re-
ports.
The couples were introduced
to each other three years ago
through letters and videotapes,
according to Yediot Aharonot.
A shortage of young, unmar-
ried Druze women in Israel led
to the unusual merger, Yediot
Aharonot reports.
"We are all hoping that the
peace process will accelerate,"
Chalifa Abu-Shalach told Yediot
Aharonot. "We came here to get
married out of the belief that
things will progress and we will
be able to visit our families in
Syria."
Investigative Reporter
Fights Corruption
At a time of what Maariv
describes as a "great drought
in the field of investigative re-
porting in the Israeli media,"
Yohav Yitzhak stands as a bea-
con of hope for law- abiding cit-
izens, shedding light on
corruption in every sector of the
Jewish state.
Mr. Yohav, who writes for the
financial newspaper Globus, is
a top-notch investigative re-
porter, according to Maariv, his
former employer. Yet, he had to
shell out $10,000 to publish his
latest book, "First Class," and
has received little attention from
the Israeli media, according to
Maariv.
In fact, no newspaper has re-
viewed his 1,115 page-book,
which exposes corruption in the
Israeli legal system — attack-
ing judges, lawyers and legal ad-
visors, according to Maariv.
Twisting this irony even fur-
ther, Maariv criticized this lack
of attention, but did not review
the book. Instead, it published
a three-page report about Mr.
Yohav and his one-man strug-
gle against the Israeli estab-
lishment.
In this report, Maariv said the
book is so strong, it takes away
the breath of readers.
When reading this book,
Maariv notes, "You will find it
hard to breathe — mainly be-
cause of the fact that the 1,115
pages of this impressive and ob-
sessive book are so heavy, they
pressed down on the ribs that
press down on the lungs."
Asked if he sees corruption in
every aspect of the Israeli soci-
ety, Mr. Yohav told Maariv, "Not
everywhere, but in most [as-
pects.] The system is corrupt
and complicated, and I am will-
ing to continue paying the price
to expose it."
Success Hasn't
Spoiled Them
The country's two new musi-
cal stars have a combined age of
10.
Enbar, 4, and Shani, 6,
Abramowitz won first place in
the recent national children's
song contest and have been ap-
pearing on talk shows ever
since, Maariv reports.
The two redheads have a
healthy attitude about their in-
stant fame, according to Maariv.
Here are samples from the
Maariv interview with the sis-
ters:
Maariv: "What do you think
about boys?"
Shani: "Sometimes boys are
good, like my dad. My dad is also
a boy."
Maariv: "And boys your age?"
Shani: "I have a boyfriend,
Tomer, and he's nice."
Enbar: "I also have a
boyfriend."
Maariv: "What's his name?"
Enbar: "I forgot."
Maariv: "What are your plans
for the future?"
Shani: "I'm marrying Tomer." LI
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