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	<title>Stock Market News &#38; Stocks to Watch from StraightStocks &#187; Israel</title>
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		<title>Changyi Technologies Establishes Strategic Partnership With Retalix</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/changyi-technologies-establishes-strategic-partnership-with-retalix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>China Retail News</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Changyi Technologies Establishes Strategic Partnership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese retail information solutions provider Changyi Technologies has set up a strategic partnership with the retail solutions provider Retalix, to  provide more advanced information technology to Chinese retail enterprises.
The two parties have announced that over the next year, they will be working together to promote Retalix' chain management software products, including Retalix StoreLine, Retalix [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inflation-Proof Your Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/inflation-proof-your-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are always complaining that prices that we pay for goods and services are always going up. Listen to the news and you will hear that the price of bread is going up, as is the price of gasoline.]]></description>
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		<title>Are Israeli Stocks and Currency Set to Outperform Over Next 12 Months?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-education-center/investing/are-israeli-stocks-and-currency-set-to-outperform-over-next-12-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keep in mind that the Israeli economy was late to the 'recession game' and looks to be an early 'exiter' from economic turmoil as well.]]></description>
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		<title>How do You Say Chutzpah in French? The Answer: Sarkozy</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/how-do-you-say-chutzpah-in-french-the-answer-sarkozy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Avigdor Lieberman;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been a good 22 years since I took French classes, and I was trying to remember the French word that best described the word' Chutzpah'. Then I heard the news and the word became clear. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Shai Wininger, Developer of Kotel Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/interview-with-shai-wininger-developer-of-kotel-notes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/interview-with-shai-wininger-developer-of-kotel-notes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New technology allows you to place a note in the Western Wall directly from your iPhone.  We talk to the founder.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Yaron Galai,Co-Founder and CEO of Outbrain</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/interview-with-yaron-galaico-founder-and-ceo-of-outbrain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/interview-with-yaron-galaico-founder-and-ceo-of-outbrain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We had the opportunity to sit down with serial entrepreneur Yaron Galai, CEO of Outbrain, to talk about his newest venture.]]></description>
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		<title>Tomorrow’s Iranian Election Could Lead to Nuclear War</title>
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		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/tomorrow%e2%80%99s-iranian-election-could-lead-to-nuclear-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contrarian Profits</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dan Gillerman;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[pIsrael may very well attack Iran’s nuclear facilities if the hardliner Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is re-elected tomorrow. Israel thinks that if elected, Ahmadinejad will continue to develop nuclear weapons.  And, Israel can’t afford to wait for international efforts to bring Iran’s enrichment to an end./p
pDetailed military plans to bomb Iran’s nuclear infrastructure have long been on the table in Tel Aviv./p
pIsraeli daily Ha’aretz reported that Dennis Blair, the newly-appointed head of US intelligence, said Tel Aviv will eventually declare war on Tehran as a last-ditch effort to curb Iran’s enrichment capabilities./p
pAnd, former Israeli UN ambassador Dan Gillerman revealed that Tel Aviv is preparing a military offensive against the country./p
pWar could be avoided if the Persian people elect the moderate#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Benzi Ronen, Co-Founder of Buddy Runner</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/interview-with-benzi-ronen-co-founder-of-buddy-runner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/interview-with-benzi-ronen-co-founder-of-buddy-runner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Israel Newsletter recently had the opportunity to sit with the co-founder of Buddy Runner, a leading personal virtual fitness trainer for the smart phone.]]></description>
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		<title>TARP Payback Rules Screw Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/tarp-payback-rules-screw-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/tarp-payback-rules-screw-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so let me get this straight. Not only were certain banks forced by the powers that be to take TARP money, now that they want to pay it back, they have to 'prove' to those same powers that be that they can raise money in the public market.]]></description>
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		<title>Expensive Fuel Is Good?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/expensive-fuel-is-good/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/expensive-fuel-is-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Making fuel more expensive will prompt some of us to use our cars a little less, and cars (including mine) are, simply put, humanity’s enemy.]]></description>
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		<title>Dollar Continues to Get Crushed by The Shekel</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/dollar-continues-to-get-crushed-by-the-shekel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/dollar-continues-to-get-crushed-by-the-shekel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=894</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was only a few weeks ago that market pundits were predicting the US Dollar to reach 4.5 against the Israeli Shekel.]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer Israeli’s Look to Purchase a Home</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/real-estate/fewer-israeli%e2%80%99s-look-to-purchase-a-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 02:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though the Israeli real estate market has barely taken a hit in the current economic slowdown, Israeli consumer confidence has. That must be a reason to explain why fewer and fewer Israeli&#8217;s are looking to make real estate purchases.
According to Globes: &#8220;The economic uncertainty has caused Israelis to defer dreams of buying a first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Obama Have Laughed At Jokes Calling for Death of Limbaugh?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/should-obama-have-laughed-at-jokes-calling-for-death-of-limbaugh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 14:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Bizzywomen.com for this guest post:
As a woman that tries to be sensitive to the needs and feelings of others, I  supported President Barack Obama’s run for the presidency. I felt that he really  understood the feeling of women and that he connected with me personally, and we  really needed the change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli security showcased in Papal visit to Israel this week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 06:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pope Benedict XVI is visiting the Holy Land for a week long tour, the first since Pope John Paul II came in 2000 and only the third visit in recent papal history.
Bringing and escorting the Pope around Israel is not a simple matter.  In fact, much of Jerusalem is coming close to shutting down this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netanyahu to Syria: The Golan is Ours</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/netanyahu-to-syria-the-golan-is-ours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 14:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Katsman</dc:creator>
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 government;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt at cutting off any thought of an Israeli withdrawal of the Golan Heights as part of any peace deal with Syria, PM Benjamin Netanyahu, said that the Golan Heights will remain in Israeli control.
According to Ynet: &#8220;Netanyahu&#8217;s remark clarifies that the Turkish-mediated talks held between  Damascus and the Ehud Olmert government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crisis in Israeli consumer confidence?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/crisis-in-israeli-consumer-confidence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/crisis-in-israeli-consumer-confidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smith Institute;]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As consumers across the world suffer the impact of the current financial crisis, Israelis are not different.  Consumer confidence continues to plummet.
Analysis of the Consumer Confidence Index by Smith Institute shows that the lightening rod of public pessimism is the assessment of the current economic situation. 77.7% of respondents believe that the current economic situation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s behind Sarah Lacy trash talking the Israeli VC scene</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/what%e2%80%99s-behind-sarah-lacy-trash-talking-the-israeli-vc-scene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=818</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarah Lacy published a seminal piece yesterday on TechCrunch about the Israeli VC and entrepreneur scene.  In an article entitled, &#8220;Now that China Is the New Israel…What’s Israel?&#8221;, Lacy explores the evolution of the Israel tech industry.  From enrapture in 2000 to finishing 2008 without a single IPO and virtually no exits, Lacy questions whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel oligarch illiquidity to threaten Israel economy?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/israel-oligarch-illiquidity-to-threaten-israel-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/israel-oligarch-illiquidity-to-threaten-israel-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank Hapoalim;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal piggy bank;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shari Arison;]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=815</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Israel&#8217;s economy is dominated by fantastic wealth in the hands of a few families.  During times of prosperity, these families have used the Israeli banking sector as a form of personal piggy bank to finance expansionary business activities.  This has worked out well for the oligarchs and for the banking sector.  These tycoon families have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Israeli startups faceoff at Seedcamp Israel tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/top-israeli-startups-faceoff-at-seedcamp-israel-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/top-israeli-startups-faceoff-at-seedcamp-israel-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big shared network;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eCommerce world;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[navigation services;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qoof;]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In spite of the war against Hamas, an increasingly fragile economy and a sever water shortage, Israeli entrepreneurs are continuing to innovate (hey, it&#8217;s not a bug, it&#8217;s a feature).   VC Cafe has done a short writeup on each of the 20 19 companies presenting.  You should check out his post and his blog here.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel leads in new water tech but lacks its own plan on drought</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/israel-leads-in-new-water-tech-but-lacks-its-own-plan-on-drought/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/israel-leads-in-new-water-tech-but-lacks-its-own-plan-on-drought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electric Car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haaretz;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jerusalem post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peretz Dar;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Authority;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yosef Dreizen;]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=699</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the driest January on record, Israel is faced with a huge problem in the form of a multi-year drought.  While fighting wars on multiple fronts and political haranguing, it appears Israel lacks a concrete plan regarding how to address a decreasing water supply in a climate that has not been friendly the past few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delta showing some Israel love by lowering fares to the Holy Land</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/delta-showing-some-israel-love-by-lowering-fares-to-the-holy-land/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/delta-showing-some-israel-love-by-lowering-fares-to-the-holy-land/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airline carriers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delta Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[israel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil plummets;]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While few airline carriers can really admit to &#8220;loving to fly and it shows&#8221;, Delta Airlines has given some cheer back by lowering their fares from New York to Tel Aviv to $617, the lowest set fare ever on this route. The fares, which will be available only through the end of this week, apply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Hapoalim workers vote ‘no’ on efficiency</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/bank-hapoalim-workers-vote-%e2%80%98no%e2%80%99-on-efficiency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/bank-hapoalim-workers-vote-%e2%80%98no%e2%80%99-on-efficiency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank branches]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has been to an Israeli bank knows that efficiency is not in the bank&#8217;s repertoire.  If you enjoy standing in line for seemingly meaningless tasks, spend some time in an Israeli bank.  And if you want to move your account to another branch (even within the same bank), fuhggetaboutit.
So, why are banks so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel real estate keeps going…up</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/israel-real-estate-keeps-going%e2%80%a6up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/israel-real-estate-keeps-going%e2%80%a6up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ILS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prices;]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the face of global chaos, Israeli real estate prices still found a way to go up over 10% for 2008.  While most of the gains came in the first 3/4 of the year, prices have gone up even more in places like Petach Tikva and Modiin, both with yearly price gains of over 20%.
From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking out time for the important things</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/taking-out-time-for-the-important-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Katsman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yael;]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=641</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Israelis are a head-strong bunch.  We&#8217;ve got a knack for persevering.  We keep our heads down and continue to innovate.  Continue to push.  Even when times are tough like we face today.
The problem with keeping your head down is that sometimes you forget to look up.
Occasionally we&#8217;re pulled out by bad events in order to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tender Offer for Taro Pharma Tarries Along</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/tender-offer-for-taro-pharma-tarries-along/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/tender-offer-for-taro-pharma-tarries-along/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ETF Innovators</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tender  Offer for Taro Pharma Tarries Along


India's largest generic drug company [web  link to analysis of this market] by market cap, Sun Pharma (Bombay: 524715),  and Israel-based Taro Pharma (TAROF) have one month to reach agreement on an  outstanding tender offer of $7.75 per share by Sun Pharma to acquire its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>(Almost) official: Treasury bailing out Israeli pensions</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/almost-official-treasury-bailing-out-israeli-pensions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/almost-official-treasury-bailing-out-israeli-pensions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank Of Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Histadrut;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ofer Eini;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roni Bar-On;]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=617</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Globes had the story this morning about the takeaways from the Israeli Treasury meeting to bail out the pension system.
There are a few salient details, according to Globes:

the plan has received support from the Finance Minister, Roni Bar-On, and Bank of Israel Governor, Stanley Fischer
the deal appears to be a compromise between Histadrut chairman Ofer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to pick a theme for an investment newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/how-to-pick-a-theme-for-an-investment-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/how-to-pick-a-theme-for-an-investment-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean technology newsletter;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-books;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Shilling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Products]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=616</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As submitted by The New Rules of Investing:
What do you think of when I mention “investment newsletter”?

Many will answer referencing the numerous emails (spam?) they receive on a daily basis with information “that’s guaranteed to triple your money!” While that’s a preposterous boast, I think the most important thing to do when starting a financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>StockTwits investor experiences Twitter epiphany</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/stocktwits-investor-experiences-twitter-epiphany/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/stocktwits-investor-experiences-twitter-epiphany/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communications platform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Ehrenberg;]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=608</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Roger recently quipped about a big issue he had regarding Twitter:  “If StockTwits didn’t exist, it would be much harder to find people with similar interests where one could easily be inserted into the dialogue.”]]></description>
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		<title>Just a matter of time until ads showed up on Google Finance</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/just-a-matter-of-time-until-ads-showed-up-on-google-finance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contextual search behemoth;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial site;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A company’s status as an advertiser with Google does not affect the way data and information about that company are displayed on Google Finance.]]></description>
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		<title>Validea’s John Reese on why Ken Fisher rocks</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/validea%e2%80%99s-john-reese-on-why-ken-fisher-rocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this moment, our 2 top strategies with highest annualized returns 5+ years are Benjamin Graham and Ken Fisher’s SuperStock (p/s) up over 21%. while the S&#38;P is up just over 3%.]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo versus Google</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/yahoo-versus-google/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Side to side comparison of two of the best online financial sites: Yahoo Finance and Google Finance]]></description>
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		<title>Making banks bid on your business</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/making-banks-bid-on-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve heard of aggressive teaser rates at local banks trying to bring in new customers by offering more than a new toaster.  Banks are actually...]]></description>
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		<title>Israelis running from mutual funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a pattern seen in markets all over the world, Israeli mutual fund investors are running for the doors.]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Investor Relations: An Interview with Maureen Wolff-Reid</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/the-future-of-investor-relations-an-interview-with-maureen-wolff-reid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently had a chance to interview Maureen Wolff-Reid (bio at the end of the article), a pioneer in the investor relations and corporate communications industry.  She is a past chairman of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and President and Partner of Sharon Merrill Associates in Boston.  This post originally appeared on New Rules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Ingenuity: Interview with TAMID Israel Investment Group</title>
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		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/israel-ingenuity-interview-with-tamid-israel-investment-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IsraelNewsletter.com had the chance to sit down with an amazing, young pair of college students who are leading an innovative initiative that will give college students hands-on exposure to the Israeli economy by learning and by doing.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with expert community, MarketGuru.com’s CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just begun writing about the New Rules but part of the thesis is that expert communities can and will play a bigger role in investment decisions and idea generations for savvy investors going forward.  We&#8217;ve only just begun, as has MarketGuru, a new site focused on providing New Rules-type functionality for a community of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Merrill Lynch diet: starving shareholders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Umm, I thought we were supposed to believe that Merrill Lynch&#8217;s (MER) selling a part of its Bloomberg stake and by taking $40 billion of writedowns this year alone, investors were (almost?) out of the woods.
Guess again, news came overnight that Merrill will be selling more than $8 in new stock (read, diluting existing shareholders) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IsraelNewsletter.com News Brief 7/29/2008</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/israelnewslettercom-news-brief-7292008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) out with earnings late last night.  Globes reports this morning that Copazone sales rose 29% year over year while overall sales increased 18% over 2007.  Reporting $2.82 billion over analysts&#8217; expectations of $2.68, TEVA beat on the top line.  TEVA also beat with $.65 on EPS.  According to Globes, &#8220;As of July [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Road raised almost $20m — where’s Pointer Telocation (PNTR)?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-israel/green-road-raised-almost-20m-%e2%80%94-where%e2%80%99s-pointer-telocation-pntr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of months back, a jewel in the Israeli cleantech crown raised some additional funds (some even coming from Sir Richard Branson).  GreenRoad Technologies, with development in Or Yehuda, employs a in-vehicle device that improves driver safety and betters fuel consumption for car fleets. Read Cleantech-Israel&#8217;s review of the deal as well.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwimoVO2XAo


I&#8217;m reading the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Ingenuity: Interview with Infinity Partner, Avishai Silvershatz</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/israel-ingenuity-interview-with-infinity-partner-avishai-silvershatz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avishai Silvershatz , Infinity: Infinity is an equity fund, not a traditional VC, focused on China. We manage over $600M. Our key focus is on a new $300M-plus fund, named the I-China Fund focused on late-stage equity investments. This fund’s main strategy will be to invest in late stage Israeli tech companies and on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company Uncovered: Commtouch (Nasdaq: CTCH)</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/company-uncovered-commtouch-nasdaq-ctch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interview with Commtouch (CTCH) was featured as part of our new subscription newsletter, Israel Opportunity Investor.  You can find out more about the company and the opportunities we cover at www.israelnewsletter.com
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Can you tell us a bit about Commtouch (CTCH)?
Gideon Mantel, CEO: Your timing is fantastic, by the way.  Small-cap Israeli stocks have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egged: Israeli high tech in action</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/egged-israeli-high-tech-in-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Egged, Israel&#8217;s largest bus lines and one of the largest bus companies in the world, announced this morning a launch of a very innovative service through Google&#8217;s personalized homepage gadgets, iGoogle.Â  Egged recently launched its 2800 program, a service that allows passengers to use SMS to request up-to-date schedule information as well as information regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel and CPI-linked debt</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/israel-and-cpi-linked-debt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As inflation rears its head around the world, Israel is no different from many other countries that have seen prices spike as of late.  Where Israel differs from the rest of the world is not in experiencing inflation, but how the economy is leveraged to it.
Let me explain: Israel suffered from bouts of hyperinflation during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Ingenuity: Anat Segal, Xenia Venture Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/israel-ingenuity-anat-segal-xenia-venture-capital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The entire interview with Xenia&#8217;s Anat Segal is part of our new subscription newsletter, Israel Opportunity Investor. You can find out more about the product and the opportunities we cover at www.israelnewsletter.com.
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Please tell us about Xenia?
Anat Segal, CEO: Xenia is an investment firm founded in mid-2003 by a group of entrepreneurs with the vision of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utilizing Sales 2.0 technologies</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/utilizing-sales-20-technologies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelnewsletter.com/?p=497</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales 2.0 technologies
Web 2.0 technologies, like our new website, blogs, wikis, tagging, etc. are more than just some AJAX and cool, simple apps. The better technology and platforms have begun to take shape and are currently powering Sales 2.0 and making people real money. I&#8217;m currently employing some of these technologies and platforms to sell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IsraelNewsletter.com News Brief 7/15/08</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/israelnewslettercom-news-brief-71508/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has the massive shekel run finally come to an end?  Deutsche Bank thinks so.  Globes reports today that DB analysts think that the recently-announced 4-fold increase of dollar purchases (up to $100 million/day) by the Bank of Israel may be the proverbial top for the Israeli shekel, which has enjoyed a huge run against most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel ETF Update 7/10/2008</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/israel-etf-update-7102008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June was a tough month for the market in general and Israel stocks were hit with a double whammy: tech stocks proved they were no longer immune to the weakening economy and the shekel continued its march higher versus the dollar.
Both EIS, the iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index Fund, and the TAV, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IsraelNewsletter.com Israel News 7/8/2008</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/israelnewslettercom-israel-news-782008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jacada (JCDA) signs another material deal &#8212; this time it&#8217;s a follow-on deal with Nationwide Insurance.Â  According to the release, &#8220;This most recent contract extends the        use of the Jacada solution to the Property and Casualty Direct Sales and        Service group, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli cleantech making its way to US Congress</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/israeli-cleantech-making-its-way-to-us-congress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Globes out today with an article about Project Better Place CEO, Shai Agassi&#8217;s recent address to the House of Representative&#8217;s Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.  Agassi, an Israeli uber-entreprenuer who had sold his software firm to German software giant SAP, had pretty compelling statitics backing his new venture &#8212; a venture focused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company Uncovered: AudioCodes (AUDC)</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/company-uncovered-audiocodes-audc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interview was published in its entirety for subscribers of our premium newsletter, Israel Opportunity Investor, the only investment newsletter focused on uncovering opportunities in Israeli stocks traded in the U.S.
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Can you tell us a bit about AudioCodes?

 Nachum Falek, CFO: AudioCodes (Nasdaq: AUDC) is a telecommunications firm focused entirely on Voice-over Internet Protocol, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exporting ingenuity: Israeli mobile tech, software and…food?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/exporting-ingenuity-israeli-mobile-tech-software-and%e2%80%a6food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At IsraelNewsletter.com, we like to focus on Israeli impact on public markets.  Whether it&#8217;s the 100+ Israeli companies listed in the U.S., M&#38;A, or strategic partnerships, Israel technology is making its way into the global Fortune 100.  While IOI analyst Katsman continues to like G. Willi Foods (WILC) for their leading kosher export business (see what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israelis offshoring engineering to America</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/israelis-offshoring-engineering-to-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the shekel continues to advance against most major currencies and especially against the US dollar, Israeli exporters are suffering.  As Katsman wrote recently about software integrator, BluePhoenix (BPHX), currency issues are partly to blame as certain firms feel the pinch on shekel-based research costs and the double-whammy of a macro slowdown.
I&#8217;ve heard of Israeli [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign-trained MBAs making impact on Israel business scene</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/foreign-trained-mbas-making-impact-on-israel-business-scene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israelis business used to be characterized by brilliant technologies looking for a problem to solve.  No longer.  With MBA programs in Israel growing and more and more Israelis seeking training abroad, Israel management is seeing a tremendous upgrade in non-army qualifications, experience, and training.  Kellogg School of Management has been running a successful EMBA program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Tiger Woods and Israeli Pharma Teva have in common</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little flattery typically goes a long way.  Katsman and I base most of our research from on-the-ground work we&#8217;re doing on Israeli stocks that trade in the U.S.  As many who follow the sector know, it really helps in terms of information and data flow to be based in Israel.  So, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post bar-mitzvah, 3 better uses for ex-Comverse CEO’s money</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/post-bar-mitzvah-3-better-uses-for-ex-comverse-ceo%e2%80%99s-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal loves to poke fun at corporate execs living large on the lam.  Kobi Alexander, Comverse&#8217;s (CMVT) Namibian-dwelling ex-CEO, is not spared any ribbing in today&#8217;s Page 1 of the WSJ (sub. required).
Seems that Mr Alexander put on a lavish bar mitzvah party for his son recently which included flying in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good time had by analysts at Zoran’s (ZRAN) analyst day</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/current-market-news/good-time-had-by-analysts-at-zoran%e2%80%99s-zran-analyst-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zoran (ZRAN) held an analyst day yesterday at its Sunnyvale, CA headquarters.  Well attended by Wall Street, analysts generally left the event confident on the firm&#8217;s growth drivers and strategy but still very worried about the macroeconomic milieu at present.
Deutsche Bank believes in the Zoran story as it believes the firm will continue to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel in the top 10 capital markets worldwide?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smart investors know how to look at company provided projections.  You&#8217;ve got to take them with a grain of salt.
So, when Israel&#8217;s Finance Ministry begins making bold projections, you probably require at least a bucket full.
Speaking at the Globes Capital Markets Conference, Ministry of Finance Director, Yarom Ariav, said that he could realistically see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Israeli firms team up to fight fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you get when a leading revenue management firm teams up with leading telecom billing solutions provider?
A pretty neat fraud detection and prevention solution with an expert delivery team.
Reporting in Globes this morning, ECtel (ECTX) announced a collaboration with Amdocs (DOX) in which ECtel will team up with Amdoc&#8217;s system integration services to market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulling up for some real TA-25 exposure for U.S. investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 11:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Israel Investor Newsletter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. investors have tried for the past few years to access the growth in the Israeli market without a true index vehicle for doing so. The Amidex35 is probably the most accurate vehicle for those looking to get exposure to Israel as a whole.  It&#8217;s an interesting index, splitting total market cap between Tel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google getting hot on geothermal and Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 05:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we wrote last week, numerous business and political bigwigs were in Israel for Shimon Peres&#8217;s conference celebrating Israel&#8217;s 60th birthday.  While we sat in on various sessions and working groups, given our bent for Israeli technology, we really enjoyed a session dedicated to the future of the Internet attended by the pioneers of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company Uncovered: Silicom (SILC)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 12:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interview with Silicom (SILC) was featured as part of our new subscription newsletter, Israel Opportunity Investor.  You can find out more about the product and the opportunities we cover at www.israelnewsletter.com
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Can you tell us a bit about the history of Silicom (Nasdaq: SILC)?
Avi Eizenman, Founder and Chairman of the Board: When we founded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Ingenuity: Interview with Eze Vidra, VCCafe.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 13:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tell us a bit about yourself.
Eze Vidra, VCCafe.com: I&#8217;m originally from Argentina.  My parents moved to Israel with me in 1987 when I was just a kid.  I grew up in Israel and did my army service.  I moved to the US about 4 years ago.  I&#8217;ve now been in Northern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet in Israel: Google, Yahoo, and MySpace all chime in</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 12:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we wrote about President Bush&#8217;s address yesterday, IOI is spending two days at the President of Israel Shimon Peres’s Facing Tomorrow conference.
While yesterday&#8217;s events centered around political issues, today&#8217;s festivities focused more on the business environment in Israel.  Google (GOOG) founder, Sergey Brin kicked off a panel focused on the future of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Bush to U.S. delegates: ‘Spend freely and behave yourselves’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As my partner, Aaron Katsman, wrote about yesterday, IOI is spending two days at the President of Israel Shimon Peres&#8217;s Facing Tomorrow conference.
Before I write about how U.S. President George W. Bush addressed the delegation of businessmen/women, philanthropists, state leaders and ex-state leaders, I wanted to say that you can get a feel at these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Q1 Earnings Roundup</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[012.Smile (SMLC): &#8220;The firm noted that revenue decline reflects a significant year-over-year decline in revenues from hubbing services and a 14% year-over-year decline in the average shekel-dollar exchange rate.&#8221; (see article here). Earnings release here.  See what IOI has written about SMLC and why some asset managers think it&#8217;s cheap.
Voltaire (VOLT):  Stock up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miller and Katsman on CNBC’s Squawk Box</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IOI&#8217;s Zack Miller and Aaron Katsman were interviewed by CNBC&#8217;s Squawk Box.  CNBC is here in Israel celebrating Israel&#8217;s 60th Birthday.  See the video here.

Please see our Disclaimer HERE.
NEW! Introducing Israel Opportunity Investor, our monthly subscription-only newsletter. Stay ahead of the game and make smart decisions in Israel stocks. Go here to learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Q1 Earnings Roundup: Gearing up for Israel’s 60th</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of Israeli companies reporting earnings. Here are some highlights: 
Perrigo (PRGO): Tightened up 2008 guidance higher and beat revenues projections.  Earnings release here.  Early look at the stock is that investors aren&#8217;t impressed.  See our recent commentary on PRGO&#8217;s generic nicotine gum.
Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA): Earnings report here. Quarter over quarter growth looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company Uncovered: BluePhoenix Solutions (Nasdaq: BPHX)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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An interview with BluePhoenix (BPHX) was featured as part of our new subscription newsletter, Israel Opportunity Investor. You can find out more about the product and the opportunities we cover at www.israelnewsletter.com
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David, Can you tell us about your company? 
David Leichner, Chief Marketing Officer: BluePhoenix Solutions (Nasdaq: BPHX) is a leading provider of value-driven legacy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Startups Snatched up like Worms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it me or does it seem that Israeli startups are hotter than a stolen tamale? IBM (IBM) announces it’s buying ANOTHER Israeli startup. This time its FilesX, a company providing data recovery and back-up solutions for business continuity. This is on top of Big Blue’s purchase of XIV earlier this year. It does seem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Opportunity Investor News Roundup 4/9/2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elbit Systems (ESLT) wins a multi-year contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to supply new generation Head-Up Displays (HUDs) for the new F-16 aircraft.
Comverse (CMVT) wins Norway deal.
Amdocs (DOX) bought broadband cable solutions provider Jacobs RimellLtd. for approximately $45 million to build its operations support systems (OSS) offering.
El Al raising prices by about 9%.

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		<title>Umm, let’s shut down the Tel Aviv stock exchange…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tel Aviv stock exchange said it canceled trading today (Monday, April 7) over a labor dispute. Hello?
I know Israel struggles with labor issues with unions frequently stifling free commerce. I’m all for workers’ rights but how does a stock exchange just not show up for work one day?  The truth is that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Opportunity Investor News Roundup 4/3/2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a busy week for Israel investors. For those subscribers to our new subscription newsletter, Israel Opportunity Investor, they’ve seen one portfolio company, Gilat Networks (GILT), announce an acquisition for a premium. While we hate to brag and say “we told you so”, well, we told you so. Read more about how merger arbitrage [...]]]></description>
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