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This axiom, ac- more specifically, the Mount Sco- cepted by many American pus campus of Hebrew Universi- firms, is increasingly ac- ty. cepted by more Israeli firms as The central event of the day well. was a meeting of gay students What will probably convince and lecturers, held at the univer- them to place "homosexual ads" sity law school and addressed by in gay publications — as do their Law School Dean Uriel Procaccia. U.S. counterparts — is a survey Among the topics discussed were recently carried out by the gay and lesbian studies and "One Tzarfati-Sternshus-Zamir Ad- Hundred Years of Zionism as vertising Agency of Tel Aviv. Against One Hundred Years of Aside from indicating that the the Homosexual Struggle." 212 homosexuals who participat- It was appropriate for the ed in the study are extraordinar- meeting to take place at Hebrew ily well-educated (60 percent are University, where student and academics) and earn above-aver- faculty gays have long since come age incomes (in fields like art, out of the closet. computers and advertising), it also Aspiring archaeologist Amir showed that they spend a great Fink, one of the leaders of "The deal of money on restaurant Other Ten Percent," says that meals, luxury clothing, enter- there are very great differences tainment and overseas travel. between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv The results of its survey have gays. The former tend to be already prompted the advertising homebodies and to stick to one agency to advise travel companies partner. The latter, in contrast, to offer special tours for homo- spend a lot of time in gay bars sexuals to places like Ibiza and and relatively little time with a Mykonos (where gays gather from particular partner. "This may be," around the world), or to New York he muses, "because there are so (when the Gay Pride Parade many more potential partners in takes place). Tel Aviv." Apparently Israel itself appeals Jerusalem also has a handful to overseas gays, as is evident of Orthodox homosexuals and a from the brochure recently sent few openly homosexual Pales- out by a large American travel tinians. "Both," Fink adds, "have wholesaler to hundreds of travel a very difficult time because they retailers that have many homo- are pariahs in the eyes of their so- sexual customers. It was head- cieties of origin." lined: "You don't have to be In Israel as a whole, however, Jewish to sell Israel." homosexuals feel far more at ease Overseas gays who visit Israel than they once did. This is evi- are likely to spend most of their dent from the fact that their de- time in Tel Aviv, where an esti- fense organization, until this year mated 70 percent of Israeli ho- named, with deliberate ambio-u- mosexuals reside, and where ity, 'The Association for the Pro- there are numerous gay bars. tection of Individual Rights," is That is why, until this year, Gay now called "The Association of Pride Day has always been cele- Homosexuals, Lesbians and Bi- brated there. This year, however, sexuals." LEADING ISRAELI STOCKS TRADED ON U.S. EXCHANGES Exchange Aug. 8 Aug 15 Change NASDAQ '11.13 '11.32 +s0.19 NASDAQ '31.87 '32.44 NASDAQ '60.00 `57.63 -'2.38 NYSE '22.18 '20.63 -'1.56 NASDAQ '3.31 '3.18 -'0.13 NYSE '8.56 '8.63 +'0.06 NASDAQ '17.13 '17.00 -'0.13 NYSE '32.13 '31.63 NASDAQ '50.00 '47.00 -'3.00 NYSE '14.63 '14.33 -'0.30 Source: Allen Olender, Prudential Securities, West Bloomfield. 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