Exhibit 23.1


ERNST & YOUNG

                      o Kost  Forer  Gabbay  &  Kasierer
                        3 Aminadav St.                   o Phone: 972-3-6232525
                        Tel-Aviv 67067, Israel             Fax:   972-3-5622555





                     Consent of Independent Public Auditors



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-06246)  pertaining to the Magal stock option plan
(1993) and in the  Registration  Statement  on Form F-3 (No.  333-9050) of Magal
Security  Systems Ltd. of our report,  dated  February 10, 2004 (except for Note
10e,  which is dated  February  18, 2004 and except for Note 18,  which is dated
April 28, 2004) with respect to the consolidated  financial  statements of Magal
Security  Systems  Ltd.  included in Form 20-F for the year ended  December  31,
2003.







                                          /s/ Kost Forer Gabbay and Kasierer
Tel Aviv, Israel                              KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER
June 28, 2004                                 A member of Ernst & Young Global