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Israel State Of – ‘18-K’ for 12/31/07

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 6/06/08  Israel State Of                   18-K       12/31/07    2:2.4M                                   Vintage/FA

Annual Report of a Foreign Government or Political Subdivision   —   Form 18-K
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 1: 18-K        Annual Report of a Foreign Government or Political  HTML     42K 
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 2: EX-99.D     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML    800K 


18-K   —   Annual Report of a Foreign Government or Political Subdivision


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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 18-K
 
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
 
________________________
 
ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE STATE OF ISRAEL
_______________________
(Name of Registrant)
 
Date of end of last fiscal year: December 31, 2007
 
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
 
     
Title of Issue
Amounts as to
which registration
is effective
Names of
exchanges on
which registered
N/A
N/A
N/A
 
Name and address of person authorized to receive notices
and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission
 
Zvi Chalamish
Chief Fiscal Officer
for the Western Hemisphere
Ministry of Finance
of the State of Israel
800 Second Avenue
17th Floor
New York, New York 10017

* The Registrant is filing this annual report on a voluntary basis.



STATE OF ISRAEL (THE “STATE”)
 
1.
In respect of each issue of securities of the registrant registered, a brief statement as to:
 
 
(a)
The general effect of any material modifications, not previously reported, of the rights of the holders of such securities. 
 
   
No such modifications.
 
 
(b)
The title and the material provisions of any law, decree or administrative action, not previously reported, by reason of which the security is not being serviced in accordance with the terms thereof.
 
   
No such provisions.
 
 
(c)
The circumstances of any other failure, not previously reported, to pay principal, interest, or any sinking fund or amortization installment.
 
   
No such circumstances.
 
2.
A statement as of the close of the last fiscal year of the registrant giving the total outstanding of:
 
 
(a)
Internal funded debt of the registrant. (Total to be stated in the currency of the registrant. If any internal funded debt is payable in a foreign currency it should not be included under this paragraph (a), but under paragraph (b) of this item.)
 
   
Reference is made to Table No. 30 of Exhibit D.
 
 
(b)
External funded debt of the registrant. (Totals to be stated in the respective currencies in which payable. No statement need be furnished as to intergovernmental debt.) 
 
   
Reference is made to pages 62-68 of Exhibit D.
 
3.
A statement giving the title, date of issue, date of maturity, interest rate and amount outstanding, together with the currency or currencies in which payable, of each issue of funded debt of the registrant outstanding as of the close of the last fiscal year of the registrant.
 
Reference is made to pages 69-77 of Exhibit D.
 
4.
(a)
As to each issue of securities of the registrant which is registered, there should be furnished a break-down of the total amount outstanding, as shown in Item 3, into the following: 
 
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(i)
Total amount held by or for the account of the registrant.
 
As of December 31, 2007, the registrant held none.
 
 
(ii)
Total estimated amount held by nationals of the registrant (or if registrant is other than a national government by the nationals of its national government); this estimate need be furnished only if it is practicable to do so. 
 
Information not practicable to furnish.
 
 
(iii)
Total amount otherwise outstanding.
 
Not applicable.
 
 
(b)
If a substantial amount is set forth in answer to paragraph (a)(i) above, describe briefly the method employed by the registrant to reacquire such securities.
 
Not applicable.
 
5.
A statement as of the close of the last fiscal year of the registrant giving the estimated total of:
 
 
(a)
Internal floating indebtedness of the registrant. (Total to be stated in the currency of the registrant.)
 
Reference is made to pages 74-77 of Exhibit D.
 
 
(b)
External floating indebtedness of the registrant. (Total to be stated in the respective currencies in which payable.)
 
Reference is made to pages 69-75 of Exhibit D.
 
6.
Statements of the receipts, classified by source, and of the expenditures, classified by purpose, of the registrant for each fiscal year of the registrant ended since the close of the latest fiscal year for which such information was previously reported. These statements should be so itemized as to be reasonably informative and should cover both ordinary and extraordinary receipts and expenditures; there should be indicated separately, if practicable, the amount of receipts pledged or otherwise specifically allocated to any issue registered, indicating the issue.
 
Reference is made to pages 54-61 of Exhibit D.
 
7.
(a)
If any foreign exchange control, not previously reported, has been established by the registrant (or if the registrant is other than a national government, by its national government), briefly describe the effects of any such action not previously reported.
 
2

Not applicable.
 
 
(b)
If any foreign exchange control previously reported has been discontinued or materially modified, briefly describe the effect of any such action, not previously reported.
 
Not applicable.
 
8.
Brief statements as of a date reasonably close to the date of the filing of this report, (indicating such date) in respect of the note issue and gold reserves of the central bank of issue of the registrant, and of any further gold stocks held by the registrant.
 
Reference is made to pages 54-61 of Exhibit D.
 
9.
Statements of imports and exports of merchandise for each year ended since the close of the latest year for which such information was previously reported. The statements should be reasonably itemized so far as practicable as to commodities and as to countries. They should be set forth in terms of value and of weight or quantity; if statistics have been established in terms of value, such will suffice.
 
Reference is made to Tables 16-20 of Exhibit D.
 
10.
The balances of international payments of the registrant for each year ended since the close of the latest year for which such information was previously reported. The statements of such balances should conform, if possible, to the nomenclature and form used in the “Statistical Handbook of the League of Nations.” (These statements need to be furnished only if the registrant has published balances of international payments.)
 
Reference is made to Table 15 of Exhibit D.
 

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The annual report comprises:
 
(a) Pages numbered 1 to 6 consecutively.
 
(b) The following exhibits:  
 
Exhibit A: None
 
Exhibit B: None
 
Exhibit C: Copy of the State Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2008 (in Hebrew)*
 
Exhibit D: Current Description of the State of Israel
 
_____________________
 
* Filed by paper filing under cover of Form SE.
 
This annual report is filed subject to the Instructions for Form 18-K for Foreign  Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof.

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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, at New York, New York, on the 6th day of June, 2008.
 
   
STATE OF ISRAEL
     
   
By: /s/ Zvi Chalamish                                                          
   
Zvi Chalamish
Chief Fiscal Officer for the Western Hemisphere
Ministry of Finance
     
   
By: /s/ Ran Alon                                                      
   
Ran Alon
Deputy Chief Fiscal Officer for the Western Hemisphere
Ministry of Finance

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
Exhibit No.
     
Page No.
A:
 
None
   
B:
 
None
   
C:
 
Copy of the State Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2008 (in Hebrew)*
   
D:
 
Current Description of the State of Israel 
 
D-1
 
_____________________
 
* Filed by paper filing under cover of Form SE.
 
 
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