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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.16

                              CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT

      THIS CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of the 2nd day of
January, 2000 between Medis Technologies Ltd. (the "Company") and Howard
Weingrow (the "Consultant"), (together with the Company, the "Parties", and each
individually a "Party").

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

      WHEREAS, the Company had previously retained and now desires again to
engage the services of the Consultant to advise the Company on management,
financial and business development of the Company;

      WHEREAS, the Consultant is willing and able to undertake engagement with
the Company subject to the terms and conditions stated herein.

      NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Consultant agree as follows:

1.    Services.

      (a)  The services to be provided by the Consultant hereunder (the
      "Services") shall be:

           (i)    to advise and assist the company on management and accounting
           policy and issues; and

           (ii)   to advise and assist the company in the area of financing and
           capital raising, as well as to assist the company in maintaining its
           relationships with its investors and with the NASDAQ; and

           (iii)  to advise and assist the company in managing its relationship
           with legal, financial and business advisers; and

           (iv)   to provide such additional services relating to the management
           of the company as the Company may request from time to time, (the
           "Additional Services"), as mutually agreed between the Company and
           the Consultant.

      (b)  It is expressly understood that the Company is not engaging the
      Consultant to provide legal advice or perform legal services and that the
      Consultant shall not serve as the Company's legal advisor or attorney in
      any capacity.

2.    Term. This Agreement shall have an initial term (the "Base Term") of two
(2) years, commencing on the date first written above. The Base Term shall be
automatically extended from year to year thereafter for additional one-year
periods under the same terms and conditions, except that the retainer shall be
subject to review by mutual agreement of the Parties thirty (30) days prior to
the beginning of the renewal term of this Agreement. The Base Term and any
renewal terms are collectively referred to herein as the "Term". The Term may be
terminated earlier, but solely in accordance with this Agreement.

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3.    Compensation. During the Term, the Company shall pay the Consultant in
accordance with the following:

      (a)  Retainer. The Company shall pay to the Consultant an annual retainer
      equal to One Hundred and Forty Five Thousand United States Dollars
      (US$145,000) (the "Retainer"). The amount of the Retainer shall be paid
      monthly prorated for any partial calendar month of the Term. Payment of
      the Retainer to the Consultant shall be made on the date of this
      Agreement, and on the first day of each subsequent calendar month during
      the Term in US Dollars.

      (b)  Expenses: The Company will pay for any business expenses incurred by
      the Consultant n the performance of his Consulting services hereunder.

4.    Termination on Death or Disability. The Term shall automatically terminate
on the death of the Consultant or his becoming "disabled." The Consultant shall
be deemed to have become "disabled" if the Consultant fails to perform
substantially all of its duties under this Agreement for a continuous period in
excess of ninety (90) days because of a disabling illness or injury to the
Consultant.

5.    Termination by the Consultant. In the event of the failure in any material
way of the Company to fulfill any of its material obligations under this
Agreement (hereinafter "Breach"), the Consultant, after furnishing the Company
with thirty (30) days prior written notice and the opportunity to cure, shall be
entitled to terminate this Agreement (and thus terminate the Term) in the
absence of any cure by the Company and to receive the balance of the Retainer
for the then year term of this Agreement.

6.    Termination  by the Company.

      During the Term or an extended term, the Company shall be entitled, by
      thirty days notice in writing, to terminate this Agreement for a material
      breach by the Consultant of one or more of the terms of this Agreement, or
      for any act in contravention of the fiduciary responsibility of the
      Consultant to the Company. Unless the breach is cured to the satisfaction
      of the Company within the period of the thirty day notice above, then this
      Agreement shall terminate thereafter immediately and the Company shall no
      longer be obligated to make further payments to the Consultant.

7.    Company Matters, Restrictive Covenants.

      (a)  Non-Compete. The Consultant hereby acknowledges and recognizes that
      the services the Consultant is to render are of a special character with a
      unique value to the Company, the loss of which cannot adequately be
      compensated by damages in an action at law. In light of the foregoing, and
      because of the proprietary or confidential information to be obtained by
      or disclosed to the Consultant, the Consultant covenants and agrees that
      during the term of this Agreement and for two years thereafter, he shall
      not engage in or assist others to engage in any activity which is
      competitive with the business of the Company.

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      (b)  Confidentiality. The Consultant and the Company shall not disclose to
      any other Party the terms of this Agreement, without the prior written
      consent of the Company or as otherwise required by law.

8.    Miscellaneous.

      (a)  Independent Contractor. It is agreed by the Parties that the
      Consultant is acting as an independent contractor under this Agreement and
      is not an employee of the Company.

      (b)  Entire Agreement, Binding Effect. This Agreement sets forth the
      entire understanding between the Parties as to the subject matter of this
      Agreement and merges and supersedes all prior agreements, commitments,
      representations, writings and discussions between them; and neither of the
      Parties shall be bound by any obligations, conditions, warranties or
      representations with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement,
      other than as expressly provided in this Agreement or as duly set forth on
      or subsequent to the date hereof in writing and signed by the proper and
      duly authorized representative of the Party to be bound hereby. This
      Agreement is binding on the Consultant and on the Company and their
      respective successors and assigns (whether by assignment, by operation of
      law or otherwise).

      (c)  Severability. The Parties hereby agree that if any particular
      provision or section of this Agreement is adjudicated to be invalid or
      unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions and sections of this
      Agreement shall not thereby be affected and shall be given full effect,
      without regard to the invalid or unenforceable provisions.

      (d)  Notices. All notices, approvals, consents, requests or demands
      required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing
      and shall be deemed sufficiently given three business days after being
      deposited in the mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, on
      receipt if hand delivered or sent by facsimile (answer-back received) or
      one business day after being given to a reputable overnight courier and
      addressed to the Party entitled to receive such notice at the following
      address (or other such addresses as the Parties may subsequently
      designate):

      Company:     Medis Technologies Ltd.
                   805 3rd Avenue
                   N.Y., N.Y. 10022
                   Facsimile: 212 935 8484

      Consultant:  Howard Weingrow
                   51 Wheatley Road
                   Old Westbury, N.Y. 11568
                   Facsimile:  (516) 626 3778

      If notice is given by any other written method, it shall be deemed
      effective when actually received.

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      (e)  Waivers. No Party shall be deemed to have waived any right, power or
      privilege under this Agreement or any provisions hereof unless such waiver
      shall have been duly executed in writing and acknowledged by the Party to
      be charged with such waiver. The failure of a Party at any time to insist
      on performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way
      be construed to be a waiver of such provisions, nor in any way to affect
      the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof. No waiver of any breach
      of this Agreement shall be held to be a waiver of any other subsequent
      breach.

      (f)  Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
      construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
      York, USA, without giving effect to the conflict or choice of law
      provisions thereof.

      (g)  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
      counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all
      such counterparts shall constitute but one instrument

           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement on
the date first written above.

Medis Technologies Ltd.


By: /s/ Robert K. Lifton
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Name:  Robert K. Lifton
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Howard Weingrow


/s/ Howard Weingrow
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