European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Israel tunes in to its tuned in soldiers by Thomas l. Friedman new York times he Day was dragging in me studios of the israeli army radio so the music editor who was on the air decided to liven up his show by making a stale men Aboul political trends in Israel in a Silky smooth disk jockey s voice the editor Vav Kullnat. Old his radio audience this song is do Dicalo to rabbi Moir Kahane the militantly anti Arab israeli member of parliament. Then to dipped on he song by the Rock group Pink Floyd pm going locus you Anlo Little pieces a Ullner s commentary arid Choice of music earned him a lord Sci Chico month  As he puts it bul today he is Back on the Job probably Only in Israel would someone gel off so 1 Gully after having done such a thing on the army s own radio station. But maybe Hal is Why the israeli army radio known in hebrew As Gate Zahl which Means airwaves of inc Aimy. Has become so popular with Isra ods ii is a i Tillo fail unpredictable a i talc bit Sassy a Little bit funny and As comfortable on Iho Forward edges of journalism and music As it is on Tho Battlefield. With lot of Youthful Energy and a shoes King budget Best exemplified by the broken Blue Bathtub tilled wit Dirl and a scrawny Plant Hal is used to decorate the lobby of its studios in Jaffa the station has been running away with the audiences of the big love ramen. Owned radio. Voice of Israel. Voice of Israel recently ended a Long strike which had left to army radio with the entire listening audience. But even before the strike the army s station Wilh a budget of $2.5 million compared we Fth voice of Israel s $18 million easily had one third of Tho Market and almost half of All listeners Between the Ages of 18 and 40. According to a Survey by the Roahal Agency we listen to voice of Israel and we say to ourselves anything you can do we can do belter " said a sex Ansky who runs the army s radio s popular Wake up show "7 07," during which he comments spontaneously on the Day s headlines we have no Union problems Here and no sacred cows or  indeed at Gale Zahl nothing is sacred including the army. The army radio is under no commercial pressure to gain advertisers soil can afford to be Eclectic and Avani Garde in ils musical programs and innovative in its Choice of shows. These Range from an open University on the air to Book reviews by foreign minister Shimon Peres to political Sapir is and comedy to hard news. We Oiler everything from news to nonsense said Liana Dayan a 23 year old announcer. Because we re a supermarket we attract everyone listeners Ere drawn nol Only by the Range of shows that Gale Zahl has on its single Channel programs on voice of Israel Are divided Between three channels but also by the zest with which the army radio goes about ils business and its ability to slay forever Young. Ils 222-member stall is made up of 128 Active duty soldiers both men and women 27 career Olti cers and 67 civilians working on contract. Aboul 1,500 israeli High school graduates Lake part in a National Competition run by Gale Zahl for 15 broadcast log. Reporting and producing jobs that open of at the s la lion each year. These 18-Yeaf-Olds we spend their entire army service three years for men iwo years Tor women working for the Lalion. They May be unpolished said Dayan of the recruits but Hoy Are nol afraid to go anywhere run alter anyone and ask anything. That gives us an  because it is the army s radio Gale 2ahal can also ask men who Are entertainers to do their required annual month of army Reserve duly Al the Lalion. To will often go to a popular Singer and say do a program and commentary on your music and that will count As your Reserve duty,1" said Eroz Tal Ochtel of announcers. Gale Zahl s Youthful Energy though also makes or Youthful blunders. A Low weeks ago a cub reporter was broadcasting a news item saying thai attorney general Yosef Harish was investigating one of the country s leading financiers. If you look Al the size of the attorney general s file said the reporter Over the air you just have to conclude that the Guy is nol  an apology to the suspect was broadcast by Gale Zahl the same Day. We Are Hall a radio station and half a school of journalism said Nachman Shai the station director. You could say that we learn to shave on the Beard of the  founded in 1950, the army radio was originally supposed to serve As s tool for military Call ups and As a patriotic voice la educate the Public ii began by broadcasting Only 12 hours a Day taking ils news from voice of Israel. But during the 1973 War the demand Lor military news became so great that Gale Zahl went to 24 hours and it has not looked Back since. Voice of Israel is Slit Only 19 hours. Later Gale Zahl developed its own Independent news programs and turned into a full service station. The Only restriction imposed by the army is that news items relating to the military be cleared first with fhe army spokesman while the radio is supervised by a civilian Shai who is nominated by the armed forces chief of staff and while it gives some preference to army related news that is about the extent of the army s influence soldiers on the Golan Heights wan to hear about the basketball scores or the Tina Turner concert not the latest anti Lank weapon Shai said. When he was chief of stall three years ago i. Gen. Moshe Levy got a taste of his own radio s Independent spirit. He tried la shut Down Gale Zahl s news department As part of a budget Cut saying the station could get its news from voice of Israel. How did Gald Zahl react we look him to court Shai said. Some people Here filed a petition with the supreme court and the judges ordered Gen. Levy to rescind his closure order. I Lold him general i am glad you lost this War and nol another one he said Why is in i am allowed to fire 100 pilots and nobody says anything bul when it comes to culling Gale Zahl s news everyone is Alt Over me " korean government fails to stamp out dog meat dinners Page 1 of the stars and strikes by 8arry Renfrew associated Pressl ocal gourmets in Seoul Are still enjoying dog meal and eat worm soup m backs Reol eateries despite a korean government drive to clean up eating habits Tor the 1986 olympics. The cily government banned such traditional delicacies As dog meal in May 1984, saying they would repel foreigners attending the olympics and give the Nalion a bad name. But the ban has had Lille Success. Once you be had a Plale of dog meat you Don t want any other kind of meal said a beaming restaurant owner As he watched his customers enjoy my Hearty lunches of dog slew. Business is flourishing " City officials admit the ban has done Lillie except to drive dog meal restaurants Mlo Bach slice is where is Peclers Are rarely Able to find them. A cily Olli Cial who did nol want to be named said he would be Happy to take action i someone would ust Tell him where dog meat was being served ii you Tell us where ii is we will raid to place Myhl away and report the matter to the police the of trial Lold a caller the restaurant owner who asked Hal he not be named said the ban is impossible to impose Eli actively Fles pile potential lines of up to $2,500. How can they enforce if even the police eat Here i he Man said with a huge senile. Koreans who enjoy a Good lunch of dog say they Don i understand Why some foreigners find the idea sunday december 27, 1987 repulsive. They insist they love dogs As much As anybody. People Are very Tond of dogs they Don t eat their Pels. They go of Resl Auranis to cat dog said one Man. Another Man agreed thai foreigners Altitude was puzzling saying. To Don t oaf dog. We eat dog meal you Ean l col a dog when it s  Day officials say athon was Lakin Agam Tihe dog res Laurants because of foreign complaints that the practice was cruel. The ban does not apply to the Countryside where the dishes can be served openly the ban has boosted the Price of a dog lunch or a bowl of Snake soup because of to risk to res Laurall owners and suppliers of the unusual foods. Koreans say a Plano of hoi dog and Nee costs about $4, twice the Price of a similar Beel lunch an Ordinary Guy can t afford it too often said a diner at the restaurant dog Snake and earthworms always have been a Parl of the korean Tuiel people be Hevuk sating dog or Snake will give Ihm Iho stamina and strength of those animals alter Ealing dog meal my customers icel a Dis Mcl deference they feta new  said the restaurant owner the Pim Genf Mca is grilled and heavily seasoned with garlic and spices or served Wilh Broth and called1 health Stew " some korean observers say the government has a dual motive in Banning exotic food snakes Ano earthworms must be imported and observers say the ban helps Tho budget conscious government to reduce imports