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Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« on: December 04, 2019, 01:25:02 PM »
I'm in Jerusalem. I am opening an account in the US and one of my considerations is the best option for ATM withdrawals in Israel.
Which debit card has no ATM withdrawal fees (in Israel)?
Maximum withdrawal at one time/daily?
Can I only withdraw shekels?
Who gives the best exchange rates?
Which ATM locations in Jerusalem are best (preferably locations with easy access by car)? (Times for shortest lines/Cash always available)

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2019, 01:27:15 PM »
I'm in Jerusalem. I am opening an account in the US and one of my considerations is the best option for ATM withdrawals in Israel.
Which debit card has no ATM withdrawal fees (in Israel)?
Maximum withdrawal at one time/daily?
Can I only withdraw shekels?
Who gives the best exchange rates?
Which ATM locations in Jerusalem are best (preferably locations with easy access by car)? (Times for shortest lines/Cash always available)
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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2019, 01:27:25 PM »
Capital One 360?

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2019, 01:27:42 PM »
Sofi, Capital one 360, Charles Scwab, Fidelity, TD premier account, CPC all dont charge any fees when taking out shekels abroad. I think sofi is capped at $600 a day the others I believe $1000. Use bank atms in israel to avoid atm fees.
You can only pull out shekels, dollars are no longer available to take out with an american debit card.

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2019, 01:29:47 PM »


I'm in Jerusalem. I am opening an account in the US and one of my considerations is the best option for ATM withdrawals in Israel.
Which debit card has no ATM withdrawal fees (in Israel)?
Maximum withdrawal at one time/daily?
Can I only withdraw shekels?
Who gives the best exchange rates?
Which ATM locations in Jerusalem are best (preferably locations with easy access by car)? (Times for shortest lines/Cash always available)

I have no idea if it's the best. But I can tell you what I used. I had a Premier Checking Account with TD. That means i had to keep a minimum balance of 2.5k at all times. For that i get no fx fee and ATM fees are refunded. I used Mercantile and Discount to withdraw money because I never got charged any fees with them with such a setup. They are located everywhere.

Some people have a Capitol One 360 account, not sure the details on that.
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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2020, 08:15:19 AM »
The Mizrachi tefachot branch near me started charging 11 nis fee on withdrawals. Is this my branch only or this is what many Banks are doing? Is this a Mizrachi tefachot thing only?

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2020, 09:47:40 AM »
Sofi, Capital one 360, Charles Scwab, Fidelity, TD premier account, CPC all dont charge any fees when taking out shekels abroad. I think sofi is capped at $600 a day the others I believe $1000. Use bank atms in israel to avoid atm fees.
You can only pull out shekels, dollars are no longer available to take out with an american debit card.
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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2020, 10:17:05 PM »

I have no idea if it's the best. But I can tell you what I used. I had a Premier Checking Account with TD. That means i had to keep a minimum balance of 2.5k at all times. For that i get no fx fee and ATM fees are refunded. I used Mercantile and Discount to withdraw money because I never got charged any fees with them with such a setup. They are located everywhere.

Some people have a Capitol One 360 account, not sure the details on that.
I took out multiple times with my TD premier checking account, and have yet to see a penny
 I saved all my receipts and have not found an hours to kill and explain whats going on to why i never got a penny in the branch, let alone i spent hours trying to unlock my account as i sent more then i should have via the send money feature while abroad and they froze my account, planned on opening a new account and scrapping my old account they told me its my SS so that took care of that brilliant thought.
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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2022, 08:40:04 AM »
Are there any ATM's in Yerushalayim where you can withdraw US$ with an American Debit card?
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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2022, 03:53:22 PM »
Are there any ATM's in Yerushalayim where you can withdraw US$ with an American Debit card?

I remember doing it years ago at a bank on Yaffo, I dont remember the exact details though

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2022, 05:04:40 PM »
Are there any ATM's in Yerushalayim where you can withdraw US$ with an American Debit card?

Bank Leumi Atm

Haven’t used it in a while though.

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2022, 03:35:18 PM »
Bank Leumi Atm

Haven’t used it in a while though.
Years ago Bank Leumi was the place but they stopped at some point. Have they started again?

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2023, 12:39:43 PM »
Updated for 2023, which bank account allows ATM withdrawals in Israel with no fees? Looking for options for my daughter going in September.
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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2023, 01:32:30 PM »
Updated for 2023, which bank account allows ATM withdrawals in Israel with no fees? Looking for options for my daughter going in September.

Schwab still works

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2023, 01:50:04 PM »
Updated for 2023, which bank account allows ATM withdrawals in Israel with no fees? Looking for options for my daughter going in September.
capital one 360, there no minimum account balance and no foreign transaction fee and bank hapoalim has no atm fee
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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2023, 04:34:47 PM »
Updated for 2023, which bank account allows ATM withdrawals in Israel with no fees? Looking for options for my daughter going in September.
Agree with the previous 2 posts. I have both a Schwab and Capital One account and both are free and work great. I have found Schwab gives a slightly better exchange rate. On the same day a month ago I got 3.711 (Shekel per dollar) from Capital One and 3.716 from Schwab.

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2023, 04:51:04 PM »
Agree with the previous 2 posts. I have both a Schwab and Capital One account and both are free and work great. I have found Schwab gives a slightly better exchange rate. On the same day a month ago I got 3.711 (Shekel per dollar) from Capital One and 3.716 from Schwab.
Same minute or just same day?

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2023, 05:10:16 PM »
Same minute or just same day?
I did the withdrawals back to back from the same Hapoalim ATM.

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2023, 05:32:45 PM »
I did the withdrawals back to back from the same Hapoalim ATM.
anybody have a problem withdrawing from capital one recently? i tried hapoalim and mercantil in rbs and both didnt work

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Re: Best options for ATM withdrawals in Israel (Using US debit card)
« Reply #19 on: July 13, 2023, 11:33:04 AM »
Updated for 2023, which bank account allows ATM withdrawals in Israel with no fees? Looking for options for my daughter going in September.
sofi pm me for a refferal link