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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000912057-00-033874
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000601
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000731

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CAMTEK LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001109138
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [3827
]		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
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		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		6-K
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-30664
			FILM NUMBER:		682484
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		INDUSTRIAL ZONE PO BOX 631
				STREET 2:		MIGDAL HAEMEK 011-972-6-644-0521
				CITY:			ISRAEL 10556
				STATE:			L3
				ZIP:			00000
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				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		INDUSTRIAL ZONE
					STREET 2:		MIGDAL HAEMEK ISREAL
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

                        PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 2000

                                   CAMTEK LTD.
                 (Translation of Registrant's Name into English)

          INDUSTRIAL ZONE o P.O. BOX 631 o MIGDAL HAEMEK 10556 o ISRAEL
                    (Address of Principal Corporate Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20F or Form 40-F.         Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934.           Yes [  ]          No [X]


<PAGE>


                  Attached hereto as Exhibit (99.1) and incorporated by
reference herein is a press release of the registrant, dated as of July 28,
2000, announcing the initial public offering of its ordinary shares.

<PAGE>


                                    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.

                                         CAMTEK LTD.
                                         (Registrant)

                                     By: /s/ YOTAM STERN
                                         -----------------------------
                                         Yotam Stern,
                                         CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Dated:  July 31, 2000


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

(99.1)      Press release dated July 28, 2000

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<PAGE>

PRESS RELEASE

CAMTEK ANNOUNCES PRICING OF INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

NEW YORK, NY - July 28, 2000 -Camtek Ltd. announced today that its
registration statement relating to its initial public offering of 5,600,000
Ordinary Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and that the initial public offering of the Company's Ordinary
Shares was priced at $7.00 per share. All of the shares are being sold by the
Company.

The shares are listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "CAMT".
The Company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an
additional 840,000 Ordinary Shares to cover over-allotments, if any.

The shares are being offered by CIBC World Markets, UBS Warburg LLC and
Needham & Company, Inc. When available, a copy of the final prospectus
pertaining to the offering may be obtained from CIBC World Markets, One World
Financial Center, 200 Liberty Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10281.

Camtek designs, develops, manufacturers and markets technologically advanced
and cost-effective automated optical inspection, or AOI, systems and related
products. AOI systems are used to detect defects in printed circuit boards
during the manufacturing process. These systems are designed to ensure the
quality of printed circuit boards and enhance production yield for
manufacturers.

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