Exhibit 23.6
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 File No. 333-140968, which will be filed by Ampal-American Israel Corporation in October 2007, of our report dated February 24, 2005 relating to the financial statements of Epsilon Investment House Ltd’s 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is appears in Ampal-American Israel Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
—————————————— Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer |
October 17, 2007
Tel-aviv ,Israel