Why iTunes is not available worldwide

I lately bought an iPod but my contry (Israel) is not listed in the iTunes stores.
Why Apple doesn't let me use my international credit card or PayPal account to use the store and download music?

Avi,
The way music business is set up, different entities hold the rights to sell music in different countries. In order for Apple to open a Music Store in any particular country, it has to negotiate the rights to sell music with the rights-holders in that country.
For more detail, have a look at:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?50@@.689db764.689d6b39
As for when Apple might open an iTMS in Israel, we're all just regular folk in these Discussions and don't have any knowledge of what Apple's plans for the future may or may not be.
If it's any consolation, Australia was just recently added to the list of countries with a Music Store.
But who will be next and when that will be, we don't know.

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