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1. #OnlyInIsrael does army radio broadcast government infomercials reminding listeners to call their grandparents.
2. #OnlyInIsrael does an IKEA showroom include a display Passover table, complete with matzah and haggadah booklets.
3. #OnlyInIsrael will the display on the front of the bus wish you a Happy Pesach.
4. #OnlyInIsrael can a secular, Jewish, female justice minister appoint judges to Shariah courts.
5. #OnlyInIsrael does the national air space completely close down for a whole day on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
6. #OnlyInIsrael do heroes of Jewish history meet at street corners, like "Ben Yehuda corner of Jabotinsky", "Bar Kokhba corner of Dizengoff" and "Ibn Gabirol corner of King David".
7. #OnlyInIsrael is pork on sale but euphemistically labelled "other meat".
8. #OnlyInIsrael do soldiers walk around with a rifle over one shoulder and a lulav (ceremonial willow branch) over the other.
9. #OnlyInIsrael can a totally non-kosher café, that even serves bacon on Shabbat, offer customers freshly-baked challah on Fridays.
10. #OnlyInIsrael is the religious beach literally right next to the gay beach.
11. #OnlyInIsrael do people cycling on the pavement ring their bicycle bells to tell armed soldiers to move out of their way.
12. #OnlyInIsrael is there a national holiday to celebrate mass immigration from diverse countries across the world.
13. #OnlyInIsrael is the sign on public transport reminding passengers to give up their seat for the elderly a direct quote from the Bible.
14. #OnlyInIsrael can you see Snow White walking around with an M16 assault rifle on her back on Purim.
15. #OnlyInIsrael could a Muslim woman run for a slot on the electoral list of a Jewish nationalist party.
Anett Haskia ran, unsuccessfully, to secure a place on the Jewish Home list for the 2015 Knesset elections.
16. #OnlyInIsrael does a boy dress up as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Purim.
17. #OnlyInIsrael does a beggar woman seek charity, then shout "Oi mister, you can keep your change -- we're not poor!" when given an unsatisfactory donation.
This is literally the definition of "chutzpah".
18. #OnlyInIsrael can children cycle down an empty highway, because basically nobody drives on Yom Kippur.
19. #OnlyInIsrael is the sound of a woman singing used as an interrogation technique.
20. #OnlyInIsrael are there no guards at the doors of synagogues, but there are often several armed men praying inside anyway.
21. #OnlyInIsrael does an Arab-owned supermarket offer exclusive discounts for tickets to a musical about the Maccabees.
22. #OnlyInIsrael do national newspapers carry a countdown of the Omer (the period between Passover and Shavuot) under the weather forecast.
23. #OnlyInIsrael do some buses have signs asking passengers not to spit the hulls of seeds out onto the floor.
24. #OnlyInIsrael is "bomb shelter selfie" actually a thing.
25. #OnlyInIsrael do tens of thousands of people turn up to the funeral of a new immigrant killed in combat, who had no family in the country.
26. #OnlyInIsrael can home repairs reveal a two-thousand year old ritual bath.
27. #OnlyInIsrael do restaurants offer free food to soldiers who are short on change.
28. #OnlyInIsrael are both a former prime minister and former president sitting in jail.
29. #OnlyInIsrael does Ben and Jerry's sell charoset flavoured ice cream, inspired by the apple/walnut dip at the Passover table.
30. #OnlyInIsrael does a government minister propose deporting stray cats, because neutering them runs counter to religious law.
31. #OnlyInIsrael does Foreign Ministry travel guidance remind citizens to remove bullets from their luggage before flying abroad.
32. #OnlyInIsrael can you see a plane flying along the beach with a banner advertising the start/end times of Shabbat.
33. #OnlyInIsrael do tourist shops sell tins of "holy air"
34. #OnlyInIsrael do ID cards include six Stars of David to commemorate the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
35. #OnlyInIsrael do bodybuilding shops advertise Kosher-for-Passover protein powder.
36. #OnlyInIsrael do politicians distribute leaflets to passengers at airport departure lounges on how to promote the country's image abroad.
37. #OnlyInIsrael does the mother of an army major general go on the radio to defend her son from public criticism.
38. #OnlyInIsrael does Aladdin go to synagogue on Purim on a flying carpet.
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39. #OnlyInIsrael does McDonalds serve cheeseburgers in Kosher-for-Passover buns.
40. #OnlyInIsrael does a special amendment to legislation exempt Mimouna and Lag B'Omer festivities from noise limits at night.
41. #OnlyInIsrael do shops close on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, to make sure everyone watch the official ceremonies at home on TV.
42. #OnlyInIsrael does the Immigration Ministry hand out leaflets advising how long one has to find shelter from incoming missiles.
43. #OnlyInIsrael can you see women in bikinis carrying assault rifles on the beach.
44. #OnlyInIsrael can the national philharmonic orchestra play such a beautiful medley of Passover songs.
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