AFTER THE founding of Israel, God appeared to David Ben-Gurion and told him: âYou have created a state for my chosen people in my holy land. This merits a great reward. Tell me what you wish, and I will grant it.â
Ben-Gurion answered: âAlmighty God, I wish that every person in Israel shall be wise, honest and a member of the Labor Party.â
âDear me,â said God, âThat is too much even for the Almighty. But I decree that every Israeli shall be two of the three.â
Since then, if a wise Israeli is a member of the Labor party, he is not honest. If an honest Israeli is a member of the Labor party, he is not wise. If he is wise and honest, he is not a member of the Labor Party.