Secrets about the Israeli Technology (video)

WMI — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:47:08 +0000

Israel is one of the leading countries in the field of biotech research, standing side by side with the European nations and the US. This phenomenon is strange for a country that is in an area which isn't leading the field of academic research, and most of its population hasnt achieved more than basic education. So how did Israel become a technological oasis?

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Where Breakthrough Happens (video)

WMI — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:15:10 +0000

Watch this amazing video describing what Israel has been able to accomplish in less than 70 years of innovation, technology, and biomedical science.

Hear what legendary billionaire investor Warren Buffet and Microsoft founder Bill Gates have to say about Israel. You'll never look at Israel the same again...

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Capital Controls? No International Wires

WMI — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:43:29 +0000

JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank, has sent letters to businesses outlining new policies that can drastically change how you operate. Certain businesses will no longer be able wire funds outside of the borders of the U.S. Have capital controls in the United States begun? Also, business customers with Chase BusinessSelect Checking and Chase BusinessClassic accounts have received letters recently informing them that cash activity (both deposits and withdrawals) will be limited to a $50,000 total per statement cycle from November 17, 2013 onward.

NewsWire writes: "If you were planning on getting your money out of the country, now is the time. If you haven’t withdrawn your cash from the bank, you should have done it yesterday."

According to sources that received the letter, the letter reads like this:

While on the surface, these changes may appear benign, they represent a fundamental shift in U.S. banking and their effect on commerce.

In order for a business to continue to send international wire transfers, they would have to “qualify” with them for a special type of international bank account and would have to deposit huge amounts of money and pay fees to be able to access those services.

This may represent a step towards capital controls as we saw with the recent Cyprus bail-in.

Some believe that Chase would not be implementing a business killing strategy like this unless it was evident that all other major banks were also planning to follow suit. It now appears that mega banks are leading the way to set the precedent that all the others will follow.

Chase Bank Claims Concern About Capital Controls is an “Overreaction”

While admitting that it is imposing limits on cash transactions and banning international wire transfers for business customers, Chase Bank claims the measures do not represent “capital controls” and instead are merely about “streamlining” and “derisking,” labeling concern about the new measures an “overreaction.”

The bank also says that it is removing the ability of business customers to send international wires because there is no oversight in the form of a “bank representative managing them,” another indication that the outfit has little respect for financial privacy.

Chase also fails to mention in its response that the accounts business customers are being forced to open if they want such restrictions removed require far larger amounts of money to be deposited and also force customers to pay fees for wire services, fueling concerns that the move is about strangling small businesses.

While it was obvious that Chase would seek to play down concerns, these restrictive new measures that make it much harder for money to leave accounts in the United States are part of a broader move towards more stringent capital controls based around three primary objectives.

Why Enact Capital Controls?

According to InfoWars, these regulations are being enacted for three different but equally plausible reasons:

Capital controls to prevent money leaving the country as the US dollar continues to devalue. Note that Chase will allow international wire transfers coming in, but not going out of the accounts. Note that they are only concerned about “risks” when the money is being moved out of the account.
Forcing small businesses to abandon cash and switching everything over to digital currency that can be more easily tracked, traced and controlled.
Part of the preparatory phase for Cyprus-style bail-ins where the government announces a new “tax” to gouge out a percentage of people’s savings.

The fear is small and medium-sized businesses could be hurt by the restrictions. But the bank says these were typically mass accounts opened on the Internet, with no bank representative managing them, where domestic or international wire transfers could be sent without bank oversight.

The bank says it is "derisking" these accounts by streamlining the number of customer accounts from, say, six accounts with no bank contact or representative to three accounts with a bank rep managing them. Also the bank said some of the accounts customers had signed up for did not have wire transfer services that customers had wanted, or had limited withdrawal services, but that the bank is instead transferring these customers into new accounts that do provide these services.

Chase said it is not exerting new capital controls on customer accounts.

Bank Holiday

Financial experts like Gerald Celente agree that Chase’s new measures, which are being mimicked by other banks, are centered around preparations for a “bank holiday.” Celente called the new restrictions “unprecedented.”

InfoWars says it appears that Chase is strongly motivated to make it hard for their customers to have any kind of control over their savings and is trying to prevent them from sending dollars abroad, prompting concerns that Cyprus-style account gouging could occur in America.

According to Newswire, the move to limit deposits and withdrawals while banning international wire transfers altogether will cripple many small and medium-sized businesses with Chase accounts. Buying stock from abroad in any kind of quantity will now become impossible for many companies, while paying employees will also be a headache. Grocery stores or restaurants that turnover more than $50k a month will be unable to use their account.

Chase has been under scrutiny since an incident earlier this year when Chase Bank customers across the country attempted to withdraw cash from ATMs only to see that their account balance had been reduced to zero. The problem, which Chase attributed to a technical glitch, lasted for hours before it was fixed, prompting panic from some customers.

Sources: Fox News, InfoWars, NewsWire

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Donald Trump to U.S. – “You’re fired!”

WMI — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:27:30 +0000

Billionaire developer and potential presidential candidate Donald Trump warned that trouble looms for the U.S. economy. He also predicts the price of gold will continue to climb because Americans have no confidence in President Barack Obama.

In an interview with Newsmax.TV, Trump, who considers himself a "big fan of Israel", said “if oil prices are allowed to inflate and keep inflating, if the dollar keeps going down in value, I think there’s a very distinct possibility that things could get worse.”

A weak dollar “is not good because you’re going to pay $25 for a loaf of bread pretty soon. Look at what’s happening with our food prices. They’re going through the roof. We could end up being another Egypt. You could have riots in our streets also.”

Trump also was asked about his fellow billionaire George Soros’ warning that economic conditions in the United States are likely to deteriorate. “I would say that he possibly is right,” Trump says.

Currency and trade manipulation has drained the United States of its jobs, so it’s no surprise that the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke believes it will take years for full employment to return after the recent recession, Trump said.

“The federal government has no money,” states Trump in no uncertain terms.

So if Trump doesn't like President Obama, who does Donald Trump, creator of the TV show "The Apprentice" actually admire? Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister. “Frankly, a strong prime minister is a strong Israel,” Trump says, “and you truly have a great prime minister in Benjamin Netanyahu – there’s nobody like him! He’s a winner; he’s highly respected; he’s highly thought of by all. Terrific guy, terrific leader, great for Israel.”

See the full interview here:

Source: Newsmax, International Business Times

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Glenn Beck Stands with Israel (video)

WMI — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:11:30 +0000

Watch this video of Glenn Beck (a well-known TV news commentator) standing with Israel during the recent Gaza rocket attacks.

Glenn Beck:
I want to tell you what it's like to live in most of Israel right now.
A missile is fired by Hamas in Gaza...
A siren goes off.
You get 15 seconds to find shelter.
I want Americans to think about what that means.
If you lived in a place where missiles were fired at you...
Hundreds a day...
And you would get just 15 seconds to hide...
How would you live?
Stop what you're doing. Run to a basement. A shelter.
And if you can't make it inside...
Lie flat on the ground with your arms over your head.
That's life in Israel right now.
None of us would be willing to accept this.
None of us would have to.
Every country has a right to defend itself against terror.
But they keep telling Israel... "don't overreact!" "don't fire back!" "be careful!" "don't ramp things up!"
Let me get this straight...
If Mexico fired a missile into El Paso, you know what we would do?
If Japan fired a missile into Beijing, you know what China would do?
So why does Israel have to hold back?
Why does every country get to defend itself...
But not Israel?
Why could that be?
I think we know why.
A Jewish man was walking down the street in midtown Manhattan over the weekend.
He passed by a group of people protesting on the street.
They were holding up signs, criticizing Israel.
He was wearing a yarmulke.
So they called him a "dirty Jew."
We've seen this move before.
We've seen the terror before.
We've seen the sirens...and the bombs... and the threats.
We've even seen the insults.
"Dirty Jew."
Nothing original there.
So I think we know what's really going on here.
It has nothing to do with embargoes... or borders... or anything else that CAN be solved.
It's because Israel exists. And it's a Jewish state.
Let's be honest with ourselves.
There are some people who can't get past that.
The world's oldest hatred.
Anti-Semitism.
It's alive in our time. And it's not hiding.
It's right there in Gaza.
Gaza is the new Nuremberg.
The epicenter of Jew-hatred.
The birthplace of a million young haters.
And they all want the same thing.
Kill the Jews.
That's all they know.
All they ever will know.
In every generation that came before us,
They would beat up the Jews.
Harass the Jews.
Chase the Jews.
Kill the Jews.
Always the Jews.
And usually, they got away with it.
But not this time.
No more.
This time, we will stand with Israel.
We will stand for the truth.
We will stand for freedom.
We will stand for life.
And so I want to say something.
Something for those kids in the bomb shelters.
The kids who can't keep their sheets dry at night, they're so scared.
The kids who are just like my own kids.
They just want to play with their friends.
See them at school.
They don't want to hide in holes in the ground.
We are with you.
We will always be with you.
You have many, many friends here in America.
And this is a message for Israel's leaders.
We will not forget you, nor forsake you.
We are brothers.
The nation of Israel lives... forever.

- Published on Nov 19, 2012 on Glenn Beck's YouTube channel

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Should I Consider Investing in Israel?

WMI — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:17 +0000

Why invest in Israel? Here are the top reasons people invest their money in the Holy Land. You'll also find out why foreign investors are putting billions of dollars in Israel and what makes its economy so special. Investing in Israel isn't just for the mega-rich or sophisticated investor; this article is about why you should consider linking some of your money with Israel regardless of the amount or your investment experience.

Top reasons to invest in Israel

Wise investors want international exposure and they know that Israel is an attractive investment destination. Foreign investors have been earning very good returns in the Israeli capital market.
Many people consider the compelling biblical reasons to invest in Israel as their guide when it comes to linking their money with the country.
Successful investors recognize Israel's economic strength, reaffirmed by its stability in the recent global financial crisis. It's a good place to put your money compared with the U.S., Europe and other developed markets.
As a smart investor, you should hedge against the weakening of your own currency by holding other strong currencies in your portfolio. Investing in Israeli securities ensures that all your eggs are not in one basket.
Investing in Israel connects you to the land and people of Israel and gives you a stake in its future growth.
It's a practical step that tells your children that Israel is important to you, because actions speak louder than words.
By investing in Israeli companies through stocks or corporate bonds, you support Israel, its people and its economy.
In these turbulent times, it is smart to have some capital outside of your country and currency because during severe economic crises, governments sometimes prohibit transferring capital out of the country.
Jewish families around the world need to be prepared because antisemitism is rising. It is imperative to learn from history and link a portion of your wealth to Israel.

Next in this series: our article

How can I invest in Israel?

There are many ways to invest in Israel or Israeli companies, from buying Israeli stocks on Wall Street, ETFs or mutual funds, bonds, or investing directly on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange from an Israeli investment account. You can read more about our article for details.

Keep checking back on Wise Money Israel (or get email updates) to gain more insight and tips on how to wisely invest in the Israeli capital market.

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Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Israel

WMI — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:34:14 +0000

Watch this video for even more amazing facts you never knew about Israel.

Israel is an amazing nation that has contributed much to the world:

In its 62 years, Israel has won more Nobel Prizes per capita than any other country other than Switzerland.
Israel leads the world in the number of scientists and technicians in the workforce, 63% more than the U.S.
It also has the most physicians and engineers per capita.
There are more Israeli patents registered in the United States than Russian, Indian and China patents combined.
It leads the world in patents for medical equipment.
Israel has attracted the most venture capital investment per capita in the world, 30 times more than Europe.
Ranked in the top five Cleantech countries of the world
Operator of the world’s largest desalinization plant.
Israeli companies invented the drip irrigation system
Inventor of the world’s most used drug for multiple sclerosis
Intel's R&D center is located in Israel and is responsible for the design of the Pentium MMX Chip, the Pentium 4 and Centrino microprocessors
Israel pioneered instant messaging services like ICQ, invented in Israel

Continue reading why you should consider investing in Israel here.

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