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SCHEDULE 13D
Rule 13d-101

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This Amendment No. 1 restates and amends the Statement on Schedule 13D, as amended, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by certain of the Reporting Persons with respect to the ordinary shares, par value New Israeli Shekel 0.03 per share, of Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.

Item 1.

Security and Issuer

The class of securities to which this Statement relates is the ordinary shares, par value New Israel Shekel 0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.  (the “Issuer”), an Israeli corporation whose principal executive offices are located at Weizmann Scientific Park, Rehovot, Israel.  The Ordinary Shares are traded only on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (the “NASDAQ”).

Item 2.

Identity and Background

(a), (b) and (c):     The Reporting Persons.

On May 19, 2003, companies controlled by Oudi Recanati, Leon Recanati, Judith Yovel Recanati and Elaine Recanati, who were Reporting Persons until that date, completed a sale of all the shares (constituting approximately 51.7% of the outstanding share capital) of IDB Holding Corporation Ltd. owned by such companies to a group comprising a private company controlled by Nochi Dankner and Shelly Dankner-Bergman, a private company controlled by Ruth Manor and a private company controlled by Avraham Livnat. As a result, Oudi Recanati, Leon Recanati, Judith Yovel Recanati and Elaine Recanati ceased to be Reporting Persons, and from such date the following are the names of the Reporting Persons, the place of organization, principal business, and address of principal business of each Reporting Person that is a corporation, and the residence or business address and present principal occupation of each Reporting Person who is a natural person:

(1)                                  Clal Electronics Industries Ltd., (“Clal Electronics”) an Israeli corporation, with its principal office at the Triangular Tower, 45^rd floor, 3 Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 67023, Israel. Clal Electronics is a holding company, the activities of which consist of establishment, acquisition and development of companies in the high technology industry, particularly in the electronics area. Clal Electronics owns directly Ordinary Shares of the Issuer

(2)                                  Clal Industries and Investments Ltd. an Israeli public corporation (“Clal Industries”), with its principal office at the Triangular Tower, 45^rd floor, 3 Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 67023, Israel. Clal Industries is a holding company whose principal holdings are in the industrial and technology sectors. The outstanding shares of Clal Industries are listed for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Clal Electronics has been controlled by Clal Industris and as of May 19, 2003, Clal Industries owned all the outstanding shares of Clal Electronics. By reason of Clal Industries’s control of Clal Electronics, Clal Industries may be deemed beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of the Ordinary Shares owned directly by Clal Electronics.

(3)                                  IDB Development Corporation Ltd.,  an Israeli public corporation (“IDB Development”), with its principal office at the Triangular Tower, 44^th floor, 3 Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 67023, Israel. IDB Development, through its subsidiaries, organizes, acquires interests in, finances and participates in the management of companies. The outstanding shares of IDB Development are listed for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. As of May 19, 2003 IDB Development owned approximately 63.64% of the outstanding shares of Clal Industries. By reason of IDB Development’s control of Clal Industries, IDB Development may be deemed beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of the Ordinary Shares owned directly by Clal Electronics.

(4)                                  IDB Holding Corporation Ltd., an Israeli public corporation (“IDB Holding”), with its principal office at the Triangular Tower, 44^th floor, 3 Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 67023, Israel. IDB Holding is a holding company that, through IDB Development, organizes, acquires interests in, finances and participates in the management of companies. The outstanding shares of IDB Holding are listed for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. As of May 19, 2003, IDB Holding owned approximately 58% of the outstanding shares of IDB Development. By reason of IDB Holding’s control (through IDB Development) of Clal Industries, IDB Holding may be deemed beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of the Ordinary Shares owned directly by Clal Electronics.

The following persons, may by reason of their interests in and relationships among them with respect to IDB Holding be deemed to control the corporations referred to in paragraphs (1) - (4) above:

(5)                                  Mr. Nochi Dankner, whose address is 46 Rothschild Blvd., 22^nd floor, Tel-Aviv 66883, Israel. His present principal occupation is businessman and director of companies.

(6)                                  Mrs. Shelly Dankner-Bergman, whose address is 12 Recanati Street, Ramat Aviv Gimmel, Tel Aviv, Israel. Her present principal occupation is director of companies.

(7)                                  Mrs. Ruth Manor, whose address is 26 Hagderot Street, Savyon, Israel. Her present principal occupation is director of companies.

(8)                                  Mr. Avraham Livnat, whose address is Taavura Junction, Ramle, Israel. His present principal occupation is Managing Director of Taavura Holdings Ltd., an Israeli private company.

Nochi Dankner (together with a private company controlled by him) and Shelly Dankner-Bergman own approximately 41.1% and 15.6% respectively of the outstanding shares of, and control, Ganden Holdings Ltd. (“Ganden Holdings”), a private Israeli corporation, which owns through intermediary private companies all the outstanding shares of Ganden Investments I.D.B. Ltd. (“Ganden”), a private Israeli corporation which in turn owns since May 19, 2003 approximately 31.02% of the outstanding shares of IDB Holding. Nochi Dankner and Shelly Dankner-Bergman,

who are brother and sister, entered into a memorandum of understanding dated May 5, 2003 setting forth, among other things, agreements between them as to how they will vote their shares of Ganden Holdings at its shareholders’ meetings, who will they appoint as directors of such corporation, and first refusal and tag along rights available to each one of them in connection with sales of shares of such corporation owned by the other. In addition, pursuant to an Investment and Shareholders Agreement dated February 9, 2000, as amended, among Ganden Holdings and all its shareholders, Nochi Dankner has an option exercisable from time to time until February 15, 2005 to acquire from Ganden Holdings shares constituting up to 9% of the outstanding shares of such corporation. Furthermore, Nochi Dankner granted to two of the other shareholders of Ganden Holding a put option which is exercisable at any time until the earlier of an initial public offering of Ganden Holdings’ shares or June 7, 2006, whereby Nochi Dankner may be required to acquire from such other shareholders certain shares of Ganden Holdings constituting in the aggregate at the date hereof approximately 10% of its outstanding shares. Also, Nochi Dankner granted to such shareholders and to one other shareholder of Ganden Holdings a tag along right to participate in certain sales of Ganden Holdings’ shares by Nochi Dankner, and such shareholders agreed to vote all their shares of Ganden Holdings, constituting in the aggregate at the date hereof approximately 13.7% of Ganden Holdings’ outstanding shares, in accordance with Nochi Dankner’s instructions. Nochi Dankner is the Chairman of the Boards of Directors, and Shelly Dankner-Bergman is a director, of IDB Holding, IDB Development and Clal.

Ruth Manor controls a private Israeli corporation which in turn controls Manor Investments - IDB Ltd. (“Manor”), a private Israeli corporation owning since May 19, 2003 approximately 10.34% of the outstanding shares of IDB Holding. Ruth Manor’s husband, Isaac Manor, and their son, Dori Manor, are directors of IDB Holding, IDB Development and Clal.

Avraham Livnat controls a private Israeli corporation which owns all the outstanding shares of Avraham Livnat Investments (2002) Ltd. (“Livnat”), a private Israeli corporation owning since May 19, 2003 approximately 10.34% of the outstanding shares of IDB Holding. Avraham Livnat’s son, Zvi Livnat, is a director of IDB Holding, IDB Development and Clal.

Ganden, Manor and Livnat entered into a Shareholders Agreement dated May 23, 2002 (the “Shareholders Agreement”) with respect to their ownership of shares of IDB Holding, constituting in the aggregate approximately 51.7% of the outstanding shares of IDB Holding, for the purpose of maintaining and exercising control of IDB Holding as one single group of shareholders. The Shareholders Agreement provides, among other things, that Ganden will be the manager of the group as long as Ganden and its permitted transferees will be the largest shareholder of IDB Holding among the parties to the Shareholders Agreement; that the parties to the Shareholders Agreement will vote together at shareholders’ meetings of IDB Holding as shall be determined according to a certain mechanism set forth therein; and that they will exercise their voting power in IDB Holding for electing their designees as directors of IDB Holding and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and other investee companies. Other provisions of the Shareholders Agreement relate,

among other things, to proposed transactions in shares of IDB Holding by any party thereto, including (i) a limitation whereby no party may sell its shares of IDB Holding for a period of two years from May 19, 2003 other than to certain permitted transferees of such party, (ii) a right of “first opportunity” whereby any party wishing to sell any of its shares of IDB Holding, other than to certain permitted transferees of such party, must first offer such shares to the other parties, (iii) a “tag along” right whereby in case of sale of any shares of IDB Holding owned by the manager of the group, other than to certain permitted transferees thereof, the other parties may join such sale, (iv) a “drag along” right whereby in case of sale of all of the shares of IDB Holding owned by the manager of the group, it may obligate the other parties to sell all their shares of IDB Holding together with such sale by the manager of the group to the same purchaser, at the same time and on terms as set forth in the Shareholders Agreement, (v) an obligation of any party to offer its shares of IDB Holding to the other parties upon certain changes in the control of such party, and (vi) a right of participation in future acquisitions of shares of IDB Holding whereby any party acquiring additional shares of IDB Holding from third parties must offer the other parties the opportunity to participate in such acquisition on a pro rata basis. No party may sell shares of IDB Holding to any purchaser (including permitted transferees of such party) unless such purchaser joins the Shareholders Agreement and assumes the rights and obligations of the selling party thereunder with respect to the shares sold by it. The term of the Shareholders Agreement is twenty years from May 19, 2003 which may be extended by agreement of all parties thereto, and may be terminated as to any party in certain circumstances as set forth therein.

Ganden, Manor and Livnat pledged their shares of IDB Holding to certain financial institutions as collateral for the repayment of certain loans in an aggregate principal amount of $219 million borrowed by Ganden, Manor and Livnat to finance part of the price which they paid for the shares of IDB Holding purchased by them. The scheduled repayment dates of these loans are spread over a period of 12 years ending in May 2015. The pledges will be in effect until the loans are fully repaid, and include, among other things, certain restrictions relating to the disposition of, and the exercise of the voting rights attached to, the pledged shares. The lenders may realize the pledges and also may accelerate the repayment dates of the loans, in several different events (some of which will not be considered for such purpose to have occurred if rectified as provided for in the agreements relating to the loans) including, among others, default by the borrowers in performing their obligations under the agreements relating to these loans; the occurrence of events that entitle a third party to accelerate the repayment of other debts of the borrowers, or certain debts of IDB Holding or any of several specified companies held by it; if the borrowers or IDB Holding or certain of its major subsidiaries enter into certain extraordinary transactions such as a merger or reorganization, or sale or acquisition of major assets, or resolve to be voluntarily wound up, without the lenders’ consent; if any of such entities becomes subject to insolvency, receivership or certain other similar proceedings; if certain financial ratios with respect IDB Holding, or a certain minimum ratio between the value of the collateral and the outstanding balance of the loans, are not met; if the shares of IDB Holding or certain of its major subsidiaries are delisted from trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange; if the Shareholders Agreement is amended without the lenders’ consent, or the control of the borrowers is changed;

and the occurrence of a material adverse change in the financial condition of IDB Holding, which in the lenders’ opinion may jeopardize the repayment of the loans, or an adverse change in the financial condition of certain entities and persons controlling the borrowers, which in the lenders’ opinion may jeopardize the payment of certain contingent financial liabilities of such entities and persons in connection with the loans.

By reason of the control of IDB Holding by Nochi Dankner, Shelly Dankner-Bergman, Ruth Manor and Avraham Livnat, and the relations among them, as set forth above, Nochi Dankner, Shelly Dankner-Bergman, Ruth Manor and Avraham Livnat may each be deemed beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of, the Ordinary Shares owned directly by Clal Electronics.

The name, citizenship, residence or business address and present principal occupation of the directors and executive officers of (i) Clal Industries, (ii) Clal Electronics, (iii) IDB Holdings and (iv) IDB Development are set forth in Exhibits A, B, C and D attached hereto, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

(d)                                 None of the Reporting Persons or, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any director or executive officer named in Exhibits A, B, C and D to this Statement, has, during the last five years, been convicted in any criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors.

(e)                                  None of the Reporting Persons or, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any director or executive officer named in Exhibits A, B, C and D to this Statement, has, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction which as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, Federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f)                                    The Reporting Persons referred to in (5), (6), (7) and (8) above are citizens of Israel.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Prior to the Issuer’s initial public offering on April 11, 2000, Clal Electronics owned 2,856,884 Ordinary Shares.

On various dates from October 11, 2000 through October 23, 2000, Clal Electronics purchased an aggregate of 222,200 Ordinary Shares in open market transactions on the NASDAQ at prices ranging from $7.250 to $9.500 per share. The cost of the 222,200 Ordinary Shares was funded out of working capital of Clal Electronics.

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

The Ordinary Shares acquired by Clal Electronics were purchased for investment purposes and to protect the ability of the Reporting Persons to continue to influence the policies of the Issuer and to assure that any extraordinary corporate transactions involving the Issuer would be made with fair consideration given to the interests of the Reporting Persons. The Reporting Persons may seek to use their influence to prevent, or modify the terms of any extraordinary transactions involving the Issuer or any of subsidiaries, such as a recapitalization, merger, liquidation, transfer of a material amount of assets, or any similar extraordinary transaction, or a change in the governing instruments of the Issuer or the composition of its Board of Directors or dividend policies which the Reporting Persons believe are not in the interest of the Issuer or their interests as substantial investors in the Issuer. The Reporting Persons have no plan or proposals which would result in, or are designed to prevent or modify the terms of, any of the types of extraordinary transactions described above.

The Reporting Persons may from time to time seek to acquire additional Ordinary Shares in transactions on the NASDAQ, or in transactions negotiated with the Issuer, or with other shareholders, at prices and/or other terms acceptable to the Reporting Persons. If the Reporting Persons believe it to be in their best interest, the Reporting Persons may sell all or any portion of the Ordinary Shares.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(1)                                  As of December 31, 2000:

Clal Electronics beneficially owned 3,079,084 Ordinary Shares, or approximately 21.33% of the Ordinary Shares outstanding at the time.

Clal Industries, by reason of its ownership interest in Clal Electronics, IDB Development, by reason of its ownership interest in Clal Industries and IDB Holding, by reason of its ownership interest in IDB Development, shared the power to vote and dispose of 3,079,084 Ordinary Shares owned by Clal Electronics.

The Issuer advised at that time such Reporting Persons, that there were 14,429,251 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2000. The percentages of Ordinary Shares outstanding set forth above in this section (1) are based on this number.

(2)                                  As of May 19, 2003:

Clal Electronics was the direct owner of 3,079,084 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer or approximately 20.62% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares. Clal Electronics shares the power to vote and dispose of these Ordinary Shares.

IDB Holding, IDB Development, Clal Industries and the Reporting Persons who are natural persons may each be deemed beneficial owner of, and to share the power to vote and dispose of the 3,079,084 Ordinary Shares held by Clal Electronics, or approximately 20.62% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares.

The Issuer advised the Reporting Persons that there were 14,931,434 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of March 31, 2003. The percentages of Ordinary Shares outstanding set forth above in this Section (2) are based on this number.

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 7.

Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

Exhibits 1 2, 3 and 4

Name, citizenship, business address, present principal occupation and employer of executive officers and directors of (1) Clal Industries , (2) Clal Electronics, (3) IDB Holding and (4) IDB Development.

Exhibit 5-

Agreement dated June 22, 2003, between Clal Industries and IDB Holding authorizing IDB Holding to file this Schedule 13D and any amendment hereto on behalf of Clal Industries.

Exhibit 6-

Agreement dated June 22, 2003, between Clal Electronics and IDB Holding authorizing IDB Holding to file this Schedule 13D and any amendment hereto on behalf of Clal Electronics.

Exhibit 7-

Agreement dated June 23, 2003, between IDB Development and IDB Holding authorizing IDB Holding to file this Schedule 13D and any amendments hereto on behalf of IDB Development.

Exhibit 8-

Agreement dated June 18, 2003, between Nochi dankner and IDB Holding authorizing IDB Holding to file this Schedule 13D and any amendments hereto on behalf of Mr. Dankner.

Exhibit 9 -

Agreement dated June 23, 2003, between Shelly Dankner-Bergman and IDB Holding authorizing IDB Holding to file this Schedule 13D and any amendment hereto on behalf of Mrs. Dankner-Bergman.

Exhibit 10 -

Agreement dated June 22, 2003, between Avraham Livnat and IDB Holding authorizing IDB Holding to file this Schedule 13D and any amendment hereto on behalf of Mr. Livnat.

Exhibit 11 -

Agreement dated June 19, 2003, between Ruth Manor and IDB Holding authorizing IDB Holding to file this Schedule 13D and any amendment hereto on behalf of Mrs. Manor.

Dated: June 26, 2003,

CLAL ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES LTD.

CLAL INDUSTRIES AND INVESTMENTS LTD.

IDB DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.

IDB HOLDING CORPORATION LTD.

NOCHI DANKNER

SHELLY DANKNER-BERGMAN

AVRAHAM LIVNAT

RUTH MANOR

By:

IDB HOLDING CORPORATION LTD.

By:

  (signed)

Rina Cohen and Arthur Caplan, authorized signatories of IDB Holding Corporation Ltd. for itself and on behalf of Clal Electronics Industries Ltd., Clal Industries and Investments Ltd., IDB Development Corporation Ltd., Nochi Dankner, Shelly Dankner-Bergman, Avraham Livnat and Ruth Manor pursuant to the agreements annexed as exhibit 5-11 to this Schedule 13D.