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Exhibit 12.(a).1

I, David Avner, certify that:

|(1) | I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Partner Communications           Company
Ltd.;
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|(2) | Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
          material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
          made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
          misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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|(3) | Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
          condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for,
          the periods presented in this report;
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|(4) | The
companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for           establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in           Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial           reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the           company and
have:
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| | (a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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| | (b) | designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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| | (c) | evaluated
the effectiveness of the companys disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
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| | (d) | disclosed
in this report any change in the companys internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the companys internal
control over financial reporting; and
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|(5) | The
companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our           most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the           companys
auditors and the audit committee of the companys board of           directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | (a) | all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
               of internal   control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely                to adversely affect the companys ability to record, process,
summarize and                report financial information; and
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| | (b) | any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
               who have a   significant role in the companys internal control
over                financial reporting.
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|Date: April 27, 2009 |  | By: /s/ David Avner
David AvnerChief Executive Officer
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