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EXHIBIT 12.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Barry Shaked, certify
that:

| | 1. | I have
reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Retalix 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)) 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. | 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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| | c. | 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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|Dated: March 21, 2005 |  | /s/ Barry Shaked
Barry ShakedChief Executive Officer
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