Exhibit 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Amendment No. 6 to Form F-4 (Registration No.
333-71422) and related Offer to Exchange/Prospectus of Gilat Satellite Networks
Ltd for the registration of 466,105 of its ordinary shares and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 11, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Gilat
Satellite Networks Ltd included in its Annual Report on Form 20-F/A, as
amended, for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                    Yours truly,
                                    /s/ Kost, Forer and Gabbay
March 26, 2002                   Kost, Forer and Gabbay
Tel-Aviv, Israel                    A Member of Ernst & Young International