Yeah, Bill D, in general the things you pick on have to be fairly silly and not serious in terms of life-and-death or human rights and such. The Israeli and Palestinian things in my original probably should be excised. How 'bout we replace it with:

Egypt: Let's build a dam that puts the some of the most ancient and well-preserved archaeological sites in the world under 100 feet of water!

Ireland: Let's make it a symbol of national pride to kiss a rock!

Scotland: Let's make it a symbol of national pride to sit on a rock!

Alex