EXHIBIT 10.4


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our report dated January 31, 2002 on the consolidated financial
statements of rStar Corporation included in the Annual Report of Gilat Satellite
Networks, Ltd. on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2002. We hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration
Statements of Gilat Satellite Networks, Ltd. on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-08826,
333-10092, 333-12466, and 333-12988), Form F-3 (No. 333-12698), and Form F-4
(No. 333-71422)



/s/ Grant Thornton LLP


San Francisco, California
April 15, 2003