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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS ------------ SOCIAL LIFE IN ISRAEL IS INFORMAL AND DRESS IS CASUAL. BECAUSE OF RELIGIOUS DECORUM, WOMEN SHOULD COVER THEIR SHOULDERS AND HEADS IN MOSQUES AND SYNAGOGUES. LOCAL CUSTOMS SHOULD BE RESPECTED. TO SMOKE IN CERTAIN RESTAURANTS AND MANY HOTELS IS CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THE SHABBAT (SATURDAY). BUSINESS HINTS -------------- BUSINESS IS RUN IN AN INFORMAL MANNER AND MEETING CAN BE PROTRACTED. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE. SUITS SHOULD BE WORN AND BUSINESS CARDS AVAILABLE TO EXCHANGE.
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