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November27, 2012
BY EDGAR AND E-MAIL
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| Attention: | International Corporate Finance | |
| Ms. Ellie Bavaria |
| Re: | State of Israel Registration Statement No. 333-184134 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the State of Israel (“Israel”), we hereby request that the effectiveness of Israel’s Registration Statement No. 333-184134 be accelerated to 9:30 a.m., Friday, November 30, 2012 or as soon thereafter as possible.
Please call the undersigned at (212) 715-1140, should you require any additional information or have any questions.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
/s/ Steven G. Tepper
Steven G. Tepper
cc: Ms. Sigalit Siag