BUYING BONDSfrom outside of israel..
The bond includes a commitment from the Israeli government to pay the loan back, plus an agreed rate of interest while using your money – known as the bond coupon or yield. Your loan amount (bond price) is returned to you when the bond matures after a fixed period of time: anywhere from a few weeks to 50 years.
Anyone in the world can buy bonds from any country in the world. You do not need to be a citizen or resident of Israel to buy and Israeli government bond.
Similar to the global financial collapse in 2008 drove many investors to increase the percentage of government bonds in their portfolio.In contrast, the Israeli economy not only weathered the 2008 financial crisis, but grew.
Financial observers have attributed Israels success to firm fiscal management.
While many countries urge their citizens to buy government bonds as an expression of patriotism, informed investors will buy government bonds from a nation showing both political and economic stability.
