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Is my new Israeli wife misinforming me when says that because I am a foreigner, and not an Israeli citizen, I cannot register the home I am buying with my own funds, in Israel ,in my name only, but must register it in our joint names, or just hers ?

Definitely - this is incorrect! There is absolutely  no bar on you registering it in your own name, even if you are not a citizen. Real estate property purchased from pre-marital resources by one party is not joint property , according to Israeli law, and your wife's action appears to be manipulative. 

Her 'tips' on registration of the property  in her sole name or joint names could be an attempt to create or indicate an intention on your part to make her a gift of 50%-100% of the property. However, Israeli law has very clear and specific instructions about documentation needed to prove an intention to make a gift of real estate. Registration of property rights in another person's name, even a spouse's, does not , by itself, indicate such an intention !