the phenomenon of ever-tightening relations between ARabs who take space in Israel and the squatters of West Bank and Gaza is the result of marital ties. I shall explain;;;; Matchmaking ads often appear in the Palestinian press saying: "Palestinian from a good home is looking for a bride for the purposes of a blue marriage." A blue marriage means a bride with a blue, Israeli identity card. This creates a new problem - that of Israeli citizens residing in the autonomous areas. Interestingly, the Palestinian security forces are very involved in this matter. Over the last two years, the frequency of Palestinian officers marrying Israeli Arabs - usually relatives - has increased. This phenomenon has aroused much concern in the Israeli defense establishment, though it can do nothing to change the situation. In Arab schools the tendency towards learning Arab history at the expense of Israeli history is becoming more prevalent. This is a steadily strengthening trend. What they do not learn in school, they are taught in supplementary education courses in the mosques. A most negative form of collaboration on both sides of the Green Line is transpiring in the criminal realm - especially car thefts. It apparently will not be long until the Israeli government - regardless of which ideology is in power - will be forced to confront Israeli Arabs with the stark choice - complete loyalty to their country, with all of its ramifications pertaining to the severing of ties with their Palestinian brethren, or drawing the necessary conclusions based on their loyalty to the Palestinian government.