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                                    FORM 6-K

                            REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

                        PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16


                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                         FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2005


                                ECI TELECOM LTD.
                 (TRANSLATION OF REGISTRANT'S NAME INTO ENGLISH)


                 30 HASIVIM STREET O PETAH TIKVA 49133 O ISRAEL

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Attached hereto, as Exhibit 1, and incorporated herein, is the Registrant's
Press Release dated February 14, 2005, entitled "ECI Telecom Names Craig Ehrlich
to its Board of Directors".


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                                    SIGNATURE


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                       ECI TELECOM LTD.
                                       (Registrant)


                                       By:     /s/ Martin Ossad
                                              ------------------------------
                                       Name:   Martin Ossad
                                       Title:  Corporate Vice President and
                                               General Counsel


Dated: February 14, 2005



                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

            ECI TELECOM NAMES CRAIG EHRLICH TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS



PETAH TIKVA, ISRAEL, FEBRUARY 14, 2005 - ECI Telecom (NASDAQ:ECIL) today
announced the appointment of Craig Ehrlich to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Ehrlich brings his 25 years of international experience in the
communications industry to the ECI Board. Mr. Ehrlich is currently Chairman of
the GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association representing more than
620 second and third generation network operators and 130 manufacturers and
suppliers.

In mid-2003, Erlich stepped down as Group Managing Director of SUNDAY
Communications Ltd., the GSM mobile phone company he launched in 1996. Under
Ehrlich's leadership, SUNDAY was successfully listed on the Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong and NASDAQ in March 2000, less than three years after its launch in
1997.

Mr. Ehrlich sits on the board of Roamware, a wireless applications company. and
is an advisory board member of PGP, a secure messaging and information storage
company- both California based. Mr. Ehrlich is a board member of Philweb, a
leading information technology and gaming company. and ISM, which is currently
being transformed into a communications and multi-media company- both based in
the Philippines.

In Hong Kong, Mr. Ehrlich is a board member of Hutchison Mobile Communications,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and advises the
worldwide operations of its 3G and 2G businesses. Ehrlich has been involved in
Hong Kong's communications industry since he first settled there in 1987, at
which time he joined Hutchison Cablevision as Managing Director. In 1991 Mr.
Ehrlich became the Group Operations Director at Hutchison Telecommunications,
responsible for the company's operations in 10 countries.

Mr. Ehrlich holds a B.A. degree from the University of California Los Angeles, a
Masters degree from Occidental College and a postgraduate fellowship with the
Coro Foundation.

Shlomo Dovrat, Chairman of the Board of ECI Telecom, said, "We are delighted to
welcome a man of Craig's caliber to ECI's Board of Directors, as we continue to
add industry leaders to our already distinguished Board. The cellular industry





is a major target market for ECI and we are honored to add the chairman of the
most important trade association in the industry to our board. In addition Craig
will be able to give us unique perspectives on Asia Pacific, our fastest growing
market. We are confident that Craig will be a tremendous resource for the Board
and the company, and will assist ECI's growth strategy.

Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Ehrlich said: "I look forward to working with
ECI, one of the leading edge and innovative companies in the telecom equipment
sector. ECI has demonstrated consistent responsiveness to its customers and the
ability to understand and anticipate the needs of carriers. I am delighted to
have the opportunity to join ECI`s Board and contribute towards ECI's future
success."

Mr. Ehrlich joins a Board which already includes recognized Telecom industry
experts such as Gerd Tenzer, former senior executive at Deutsche Telekom, Colin
Green, formerly of BT, and Casimir Skrzypczak, who has filled senior executive
positions at, among other places, Cisco Systems, Telcordia Technologies, and
Verizon.


ABOUT ECI TELECOM:
ECI provides advanced telecommunications solutions to leading carriers and
service providers, worldwide. By translating a deep understanding of its
customers' needs into innovative, technologically excellent solutions. ECI
enables its customers to increase the value of their networks and reduce
operating expenses. ECI's platforms enable carriers and service providers to
easily introduce new revenue-generating services. ECI has pioneered key
technologies including voice compression, SDH, DSL and has enabled the
establishment of global networks. ECI specializes in metro optical networks,
broadband access, bandwidth management and carrier-class VoIP solutions. ECI
maintains a global sales and customer support network as well as a strategic
partnership with Nortel Networks for Broadband Access solutions, under Nortel
Networks' brand.

Certain statements contained in this release may contain forward-looking
information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of the
Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve certain risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, the ability to complete
transactions with investors, product and market acceptance risks, the impact of
competitive pricing, product development, commercialization and technological
difficulties and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:
ECI Telecom
Jay Kalish, VP IR: +972-3-926-6255, jay.kalish@ecitele.com