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ealth, peace, money, trav-
el, success, property, hap-
piness, family, adventure,
and religion — these are
the Israelis' Top 10 priorities, ac-
cording to Yediot Aharonot.
The newspaper's recent sur-
vey of 500 Israelis shows that
they know what they want out of
life. It reveals that men rate
peace higher, while women care
more about travel and success.
People living in Jerusalem and
Southern Israel place greater im-
portance on family and religion,
while Northern residents have
their hearts set on health.
Israelis, apparently, have lis-
tened to too many bitter rock 'n'
roll tunes about broken hearts
and destructive relationships. As
if taking their cues from such hits
as "Love Stinks" (J. Geils Band)
and "Love is a Battlefield" (Pat
Benatar), they did not rank
amour at all.
Maybe they don't know what
they want, after all. Or perhaps
they figure that when everything
else is in place (health, peace,
money), love will come along.
Lonely No More
Throughout most of their na-
tion's 48 years, Israelis have felt
more isolated than the Eskimos.
Their small numbers in face
of large populations in neigh-
boring countries and their diplo-
matic segregation resulting from
the Israeli-Arab conflict have
made them feel lonely.
But, like butterflies breaking
out of their cocoon, Israelis have
emerged in recent years to be-
come some of the most worldly-
connected people.
The peace process has opened
dozens of doors — many in Arab
and Muslim countries — for Is-
raeli diplomats and business-
men. The massive immigration
from the Soviet Union has filled
Israeli cities.
And now, a 13-part documen-
tary on Channel 2 shows that
more than 350 million people in
13 places around the world call
themselves Jews, making Israel's
population growth potential far
greater than the Arabs', accord-
ing to Maariv.
The people who call them-
selves Jews, claiming they are
the descendants of the 10 Lost
Tribes, live in India (300 million)
Mexico (30 million), Nigeria (14
million), Peru, Jamaica, Poland,
Jordan, United Kingdom and
United States, Maariv reports.
To prevent a massive overflow
of people demanding to use their
right of return, Israel has barred
the entrance of many of these
people. Thus the members of the
Beit Yaakov tribe in India —
whose language, Telugu, sounds
like Hebrew and even includes
the phrase "oy vey" — cannot
even visit what they consider to
be their ancient homeland,
Maariv reports.
Believing they are Marranos
— descendants of Jews forced to
become Christians during the In-
quisition — many Mexicans have
begun practicing Judaism in re-
cent decades, according to
Maariv.
One community in Mexico
even built a synagogue and set
up a furnished apartment for a
rabbi — but they never found one
to agree to serve as their spiri-
tual leader, Maariv reports.
It can be lonely being Jewish.
High-Security Taxis
Responding to a wave of taxi
driver killing by teen-agers in re-
cent years, Israel has started im-
porting high- security cabs from
the United Kingdom, according
to Yediot Aharonot.
The cabs, built by London Taxi
International, contain a bullet-
proof glass between the back seat
and the front, Yediot Aharonot
reports.
If Abraham Davidi drove such
a cab, the knife that recently
killed him would have never
reached his back, according to
Yediot Aharonot.
To make them withstand the
scorching Israeli sun, the drivers
should consider repainting the
taxis. They are jet black.
Safe Gambles
Companies in Israel that offer
sweepstakes are beginning to re-
gret it.
In recent months, shoppers
have been opening boxes of ce-
real, bottles of ketchup and oth-
er products to look for the
winning cards or caps. When
they uncover a loser, they leave
the products on the shelves,
Maariv reports.
Hoping to win trips, television
sets, computers, roller-blades,
mountain bikes and other fun
prizes, even adults have been get-
ting in the act, which retailers
tend to overlook, a Co-Op Su-
permarket manager told Maariv.
"We do not report those we
catch."
Now, if Israelis could only fig-
ure a way to do the same with
lottery tickets ...
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