Seth Vogelman, in Atid-EDI?s Fortnightly, reports that 2001 was a record year for State of Israel Bonds. According to an announcement by the Bonds organization, there was a 21% increase in sales of Israeli bonds and other securities this past year, over the year 2000. Over 90,000 bondholders, a 7% increase from 2000, brought the State of Israel $1.09 billion in funds, surpassing the Finance Ministry's annual target by 9.4%. The Fortnightly states, ?Since 1951, State of Israel Bonds has secured more than $25 billion in international investment capital to develop the country's economy.? Israel Bonds has an uninterrupted repayment record for those securities it has issued over the years.