SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                     CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                     ORDINARY SHARES, NIS .01 NOMINAL VALUE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    M22465 10 4
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                               February 12, 2003
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement
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Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

        [_]  Rule 13d-1(b)
        [_]  Rule 13d-(c)
        [X]  Rule 13d-1(d)


         The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.

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CUSIP No.M22465 10 4               13G                      Page 2  of 5  Pages


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1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)


     Gil Shwed
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2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a)  [_]
                                                                 (b)  [_]

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3.   SEC USE ONLY



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4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Israel
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  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           28,198,995 Ordinary Shares
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BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY          0
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    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING         28,198,995 Ordinary Shares
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   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH            0
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9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     28,198,995 Ordinary Shares

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10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

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11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     11.5%

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12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IN

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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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ITEM 1(a).    NAME OF ISSUER:

              Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (the "Issuer")

ITEM 1(b).    ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

              3A Jabotinsky Street, 24th Floor
              Ramat-Gan 52520, Israel

ITEM 2(a).    NAME OF PERSON FILING:

              Gil Shwed (the "Reporting Person")

ITEM 2(b).    ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:

              3A Jabotinsky Street, 24th Floor
              Ramat-Gan 52520, Israel

ITEM 2(c).    CITIZENSHIP:

              Israel

ITEM 2(d).    TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

              Ordinary Shares, NIS .01 nominal value

ITEM 2(e).    CUSIP NUMBER:

              M22465 10 4

ITEM 3.       Not applicable

ITEM 4.       OWNERSHIP:

              Set forth below is information with respect to the Reporting
                  Person's ownership of Ordinary Shares as of December 31, 2002:

              (a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:

                  28,198,995 Ordinary Shares

              (b) PERCENT OF CLASS:

                  11.5%

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              (c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE REPORTING PERSON HAS:

                  (i)     Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                          28,198,995 Ordinary Shares

                  (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                          -0-

                  (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                          28,198,995 Ordinary Shares

                  (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                          of:

                          -0-

ITEM 5.       OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:

              Not applicable.

ITEM 6.       OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:

              Not applicable.

ITEM 7.       IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
              THE SECURITY BEING  REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT  HOLDING  COMPANY OR
              CONTROL PERSON:

              Not applicable.

ITEM 8.       IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:

              Not applicable.

ITEM 9.       NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

              Not applicable.

ITEM 10.      CERTIFICATIONS:

              Not applicable.

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                                    SIGNATURE

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and
belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


                                          Date:  February 12, 2003




                                          /s/ Gil Shwed
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                                          Gil Shwed


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