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Exhibit 12.1

CERTIFICATION BY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David Gal, certify that:

|1. | I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Elbit Vision Systems Ltd.;
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|2. | Based
on my  knowledge,  this annual  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 annual report;
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|3. | Based
on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial  information  included
in this annual       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 annual report;
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|4. | The
company's other  certifying  officers 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 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      annual
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 annual 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;
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|5. | The
 company's  other  certifying  officers  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 function):
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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 controls over financial reporting.
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March 31, 2008

| |  | /s/ David GalDavid GalChief Executive Officer
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