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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 September 30, 2008, 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, as amended; 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                                                                            | /s/ Irit
 Eluz                                                                                            
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| | Yosef A.
 Maiman                                                                                | Irit Eluz                                                                                                 
| | Chairman of
 the Board, President and CEO
 Ampal-American Israel Corporation 
 November 5, 2008 | CFO and
 Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer
 Ampal-American Israel Corporation 
 November 5, 2008

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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