Ben gurion told a joke.
Israel was in an economic depression and the Knesset met to find a solution. After an hour of fighting and yelling nobody had any ideas.
Then, from the back of the room, an elderly MK rapped on his podium for silence. In a raspy voice he intoned...1/2

"we should invade the US."
The room was silent. Everyone was in shock. Did they mishear.
Another MK piped up, "did you just suggest invading the united States?!"
"Yes" the elderly man continued, every eye in the room on him, "you see after world war ii, the US gave huge 2/3

Sums of money to the countries it fought against...Germany .. Japan...to rebuild them. We invade the US and when they win, they pay us and our economic crisis is resolved."
Around the room MKs started smiling, nodding in agreement.
Until, 3/4

Another voice, this time from the middle of the chamber made itself heard.
"Oy very. Oy it will never work..."
"Why not" the rest of the Knesset wanted to know.
"Oy it will never work. What if we win..."