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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

|In
connection with the quarterly report of Ampal-American Israel Corporation (the
Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2006, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), each of
the undersigned executive officers of the Company certifies, to the best of such executive
officers knowledge, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:
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| | (1) | The
report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of           the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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| | (2) | The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material           respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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| | /s/ Yosef A. Maiman
Yosef A. MaimanChairman of the Board, President and CEO
Ampal-American Israel Corporation
November 13, 2006 | /s/ Irit Eluz
Irit EluzCFO and Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer
Ampal-American Israel Corporation
November 13, 2006
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|A
signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document
authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed
form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has
been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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