61.  So ambitious Israeli companies are looking abroad for money, markets and especially management, and the search usually leads directly to the United States.

62.  Smith Barney Inc. said it will open an office in Tel Aviv next month, to help provide investment banking services to Israeli companies.

63.  So Israeli companies are trying to import the necessary nous from America, either hiring Americans or sending Israelis here to learn the ropes.

64.  Some are based here, while others are affiliates of bigger Israeli companies like Elron Electronic Industries or Precise Software Solutions Ltd.

65.  Some serve as beachheads for Israeli companies moving into the US market, while others are US-based companies founded on Israeli technical know-how.

66.  Stocks in Tel Aviv rose after Israeli companies traded in New York, including Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., gained yesterday.

67.  Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, an Israeli company, has an agreement with Biotech General.

68.  The announcement was coordinated by VocalTec Communications Ltd., an Israeli company that dominates the market for software that turns computers into Internet telephones.

69.  The Ampal-American Israel Corp. acquires interests in Israeli companies, mainly those tied to hotels and therefore tourism.

70.  The index tracks shares of Israeli companies that trade in U.S. markets.