Ampal-American Israel Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results.

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Ampal-American Israel Corporation (Nasdaq:AMPL) reported for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005 a consolidated net loss of $10.6 million or $(0.53) per diluted share and revenues of $7.9 million, as compared to a net loss of $2.5 million or $(0.13) per diluted share and revenues of $8.9 million for the comparable year period.

The company also noted that for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, Ampal recorded a net loss of $6.4 million or $(0.33) per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $3.1 million or $(0.16) per diluted shares, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004. Revenues for the first nine months of 2005 were $25.8 million, as compared to $24.6 million for the same period in 2004.

Ampal ended the quarter with total assets of $297.3 million and shareholders' equity of $89.3 million, as compared to $304.9 million and $100.0 million, respectively at December 31, 2005.

About Ampal

Ampal and its subsidiaries primarily acquire interests in businesses located in the State of Israel or that are Israel-related. Ampal has diversified interests in the following sectors: leisure-time, real estate and other. For more information about Ampal please visit our web site at www.ampal.com.

Certain information in this press release includes forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of management of the Company as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the management of the Company. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or the management of the Company, identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events or future financial performance of the Company, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including among others, the economic and political conditions in Israel, the Middle East, including the situation in Iraq, and the global business and economic conditions in the different sectors and markets where the Company's portfolio companies operate. Should any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcome may vary from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph. Please refer to the Company's annual, quarterly and periodic reports on file with the SEC for a more detailed discussion of these and other risks that could cause results to differ materially.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
               (In thousands, except earnings per share)

                              Nine Months Ended    Three Months Ended
                                September 30,         September 30,
                                 (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)
                               2005       2004       2005       2004
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Revenues                   $  25,841  $  24,562  $   7,907  $   8,912
Net loss                   $  (6,413) $  (3,072) $ (10,630) $  (2,545)
Basic EPS
Loss per Class A share     $   (0.33) $   (0.16) $   (0.53) $   (0.13)



                             September 30, 2005      December 31, 2004
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Total Assets                    $      297,316        $       304,947
Shareholders' Equity            $       89,293        $       100,013