Israel: the only country where...

...Scuds arrive from Iraq, Katyushas from Lebanon and suicide bombers from the Palestinian Authority BUT a 3 bedroom-apartment still costs more than in Paris.

...the cross country highway stops in the middle of the country.

...the unemployed strike.

...a typical Israeli meal consists of an Arab salad, Rumanian kebab, and Iraqi pita bread.

...the man with the open, stained shirt is the honourable minister, and the one next to him with the suit and tie is his chauffeur.

...Moslems sell holy memorabilia to Christians and get paid with Jewish currency.

...children leave home at 18 but are still there at 25.

...no woman gets along with her mother, but talks to her at least three times a day.

...the rich belong to the socialist left, the poor to the capitalist right and the middle class pays for all of them.

...a communications satellite was sent to the sky, but where nobody really knows how to communicate with each other.

...most of its citizens can't explain why they live there, but they have a lot of reasons why they can't live elsewhere.

The above was largely extracted from an article by Ephraim Kishon, though I have modified it here and there...cheers Liza for the article.