Merely by changing spending habits, Jewish families living abroad can inject some 7 billion shekels a year into the Israeli economy - for a net gain of 20,000 new jobs. How? By making sure to spend only $50 each month on Israeli products.
The Jewish Agency, the World Zionist Organization, and the White and Blue Mission of the Israeli Manufacturers Association have begun a joint campaign to promote the purchase of Israeli goods abroad. Arutz-7's Hagit Rotenberg reports that the $50-a-month shift could lead to a 3% increase in Israel's industrial sales. Purposeful spending of this nature, it is thought, could also lead to greater solidarity and identification with the Jewish state.
Israeli-made products can be found on these sites:
"http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/sh-il.htm"
"http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/buyblueandwhite/"
"http://www.jewishuniverse.org/"
"http://store.yahoo.com/israelnationalnews/"
The Jewish Agency, the World Zionist Organization, and the White and Blue Mission of the Israeli Manufacturers Association have begun a joint campaign to promote the purchase of Israeli goods abroad. Arutz-7's Hagit Rotenberg reports that the $50-a-month shift could lead to a 3% increase in Israel's industrial sales. Purposeful spending of this nature, it is thought, could also lead to greater solidarity and identification with the Jewish state.
Israeli-made products can be found on these sites:
"http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/sh-il.htm"
"http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/buyblueandwhite/"
"http://www.jewishuniverse.org/"
"http://store.yahoo.com/israelnationalnews/"