Unassociated Document
December
19, 2008
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Judiciary
Plaza
100 F.
Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Attention:
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International
Corporate Finance
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Michael
Coco |
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Re:
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State of Israel
Registration Statement No.
333-153401
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
On behalf
of the State of Israel (the “Israel”), we hereby request that the
effectiveness of Israel’s Registration Statement No. 333-153401 be accelerated
to 9:30 a.m., Monday, December 29, 2008 or as soon thereafter as
possible.
Please
call the undersigned at (212) 715-1098, should you require any additional
information or have any questions.
Thank
you.
Sincerely,
/s/
Annette E. Nichols
Annette
E. Nichols