tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post113568510501616238..comments2023-07-20T13:13:38.728+03:00Comments on JoeSettler: [OT] Banking in IsraelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1135872172262141752005-12-29T18:02:00.000+02:002005-12-29T18:02:00.000+02:003 & 1/2 days have passed and I still have no valid...3 & 1/2 days have passed and I still have no valid explanation as to why my wire transfer (#5) hasn't been processed.JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1135746101063096812005-12-28T07:01:00.000+02:002005-12-28T07:01:00.000+02:00Hey buddy, that's why we call that 'bank', "Bank S...Hey buddy, that's why we call that 'bank', "Bank ScrewMe", and of course you are lucky not to have to deal with "Bank HaBo'alim" [intentional misspelling of HaPoalim, but you have to know Hebrew...]. Furthermore, I'm sure we've all heard of (or experienced) the satisfaction of dealing with "Bank HaMisery" [HaMizrachi], etc.<BR/><BR/>But they must be doing something right, look at their yearly profit statements :-(<BR/><BR/>Some guy wrote an interesting article on the Nefesh B'Nefesh website about how to get around most of that nonsense by using certain [international] online banking, it's worth looking into.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I avoid all that junk by having my business "offshored" [the 'corporate entity' is non-Israeli], which has the added beneficial side-effect of causing many Israeli 'bureaucrats' to make efforts to kiss my hiney ;-)<BR/><BR/><B>Truth.</B>Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418387285462718534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1135733587029240342005-12-28T03:33:00.000+02:002005-12-28T03:33:00.000+02:00ditto!!!ditto!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1135717023207626712005-12-27T22:57:00.000+02:002005-12-27T22:57:00.000+02:00Now if the poll on 'who you hate the most' had inc...Now if the poll on 'who you hate the most' had included the banks, then everyone would have been in total agreement.JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1135715130574330182005-12-27T22:25:00.000+02:002005-12-27T22:25:00.000+02:00I hate them too, for similar reasons. See, how muc...I hate them too, for similar reasons. See, how much we have in common?!tafka PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166682612446711810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-1135694680783723402005-12-27T16:44:00.000+02:002005-12-27T16:44:00.000+02:00i closed my account at leumi this past summer afte...i closed my account at leumi this past summer after 12 yrs b/c of the games they played with me<BR/><BR/>J.Jerusalemcophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194852862578375352noreply@blogger.com