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# EXHIBIT 12.1

# CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Amiram Levinberg, Chief Executive
Officer, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
          (the Company);
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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 officer and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls 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 annual report is being prepared;
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| | b. | [Paragraph
omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986]
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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, to the Companys auditors and the audit committee
          of 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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| | Date: March  23, 2006 |  | /s/ Amiram Levinberg
Amiram LevinbergChief Executive Officer
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*         The originally executed copy of
this Certification will be maintained at the Companys offices and will be made
available for inspection upon request.



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