In Jerusalem, in the historic Ben-Gurion Hall of the World Zionist Organization headquarters, a solemn ceremony was held dedicated to the second graduation of the “Geula” program – a project for preparing young women leaders for Jewish communities in the diaspora.

The criminal court of the city of Ghent in Belgium acquitted Belgian writer and playwright Herman Brusselmans of charges of inciting hatred and advocating violence against the Jewish community.

On the night of April 19, a vote took place in the UN Security Council on a draft resolution for admitting Palestine as a full member of the organization.