• 100 Jewish Families to Celebrate Passover Seder at Site of Warsaw Ghetto
  
  Traveling from Israel, Europe and the United States, the families will come together on the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
  Smithsonian.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:45:24 +0000.
• Forest burnt by terror blossoms thanks to Olim who learn Hebrew
  
  All graduate students of the Ulpan system will be invited to plant a tree in the Rohama forest in southern Israel.
  Jerusalem Post.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:57:39 GMT.
• UNICEF USA BrandVoice: This Passover, Remember Today's Refugees
  
  "A we remember the Israelites' flight to freedom, remember the tens of millions of children currently on their own perilous paths." A call to action from UNICEF USA President and CEO Caryl M. Stern.
  By Caryl M. Stern, Unicef Usa.  Forbes.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:53:42 +0000.
• Good Friday marked around the world
  
  Processions have taken place in France, Jerusalem, India and Kenya.
  BBC News.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:07:05 GMT.
• Pilgrims mark Good Friday in Jerusalem as Passover and Easter converge
  
  Confluence of Christian and Jewish festivals leads to flocks of tourists amid festive atmosphere in the holy city
  Times of Israel.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:42:45 +0000.
• Flight attendant in coma after catching measles on plane from New York
  
  Israeli health officials urged air companies to immunise staff members
  Karen Schwartz.  The Independent.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 08:33:28 GMT.
• Israel destroys family apartments of accused Palestinian killer
  
  Israeli forces destroyed two apartments in the occupied West Bank on Friday that housed the family of a Palestinian accused of killing an Israeli woman in February, the army said. ...
  Yahoo.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 03:50:53 -0400.
• Rugby Australia locks in top silks for Folau fight
  
  Rugby Australia has armed itself with two high-profile barristers for its code-of-conduct hearing against Israel Folau.
  Georgina Robinson.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:54:45 +1000.
• 8-month-old girl caught measles before she could get her MMR shot
  
  Shira Goldschmidt, eight months, from Israel, contracted measles in December 2018 and suffered complications that left her hospitalized after she was infected by anti-vaxxers.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 20:20:11 GMT.
• Airline Warns of Measles After Flight Attendant Falls Into Coma
  
  The woman was hospitalized after contracting the disease, and passengers on a flight from J.F.K. to Tel Aviv are told to watch for symptoms.
  Karen Schwartz.  New York Times.  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 20:11:28 GMT.
• Schoolkids discover 1,600-year-old gold coin
  
  An extremely rare Byzantine gold coin has been found by a group of schoolchildren in northern Israel.
  James Rogers.  Fox News.  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:57:25 GMT.
• Gilat to Report First Quarter 2019 Results on May 14
  
  PETAH TIKVA, Israel, April 18, 2019 -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. ...
  PR Newswire.  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:17:00 +0000.
• Israel's president formally nominates Netanyahu as PM
  
  Israel's president has formally nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the candidate to form the next government
  ABC News.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:33:27 -0400.
• Moscow rejects media claims of taking remains of Israeli spy out of Syria
  
  Mossad spy Eli Cohen was executed in Damascus in 1965
  Tass.  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:44:40 +0300.
• GOP lawmaker calls for investigation into alleged 'anti-Israeli bias' at Duke-UNC conference
  
  Rep. George Holding (R-N.C.) is calling on the Department of Education to launch a federal investigation into an event on the Middle East co-sponsored by Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill following ...
  Juliegrace Brufke.  The Hill.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:30:23 +0000.
• Why aren't Europeans calling Israel an apartheid state?
  
  Israel's apartheid is not that different from the one South Africa used to have, both in terms of policy and brutality.
  Al Jazeera.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 20:59:46 GMT.
• Benjamin Netanyahu formally named next Israeli PM
  
  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday (April 17) formally handed Benjamin Netanyahu his letter of appointment to start building a coalition government following last week's general election.
  Straits Times.  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:24:52 +0800.
• Israeli president asks Netanyahu to form next government
  
  Israel's president has formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister.
  France 24.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:39:31 GMT.
• Flight Attendant from Israel in Coma After Getting Measles Virus
  
  A flight attendant in Israel is in a coma after getting the measles, according to news reports.
  Live Science.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:50:00 EDT.
• Israeli AI-for-radiology startup Aidoc raises $27 million
  
  Israel's Aidoc, which provides artificial intelligence tools for radiologists, said on Wednesday it raised $27 million, bringing its total funding to $40 million.
  Reuters.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:05:14 -0400.

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