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May 2007

2 May: The Winograd Commission criticizes the Israeli government of mishandling the 2006 Lebanon war, prompting protests in Tel Aviv and calls for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz to resign.

April 2007

30 April: Calls are renewed for the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert following failures during the 2006 Lebanon War. (Sky News)
23 April: Israel marks Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day, the annual day of remembrance for its fallen soldiers.
22 April: The leader of Arab Israeli political party, Balad, Azmi Bishara resigned from his post via the Israeli Embassy in Cairo after a police investigation into his foreign contacts was launched. Bishara said he fled Israel because he feared a long jail sentence and an end to his political career. (Haaretz)
19 April: Delta Airlines announces plans to launch a new service from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport to New York's JFK International Airport making them the fourth carrier to offer scheduled service from Israel to New York and making them the only American airline to operate to two gateway cities in the United States. (Ynetnews)
18 April: A number of British Journalists have spoken against the recent decision by the National Union of Journalists to boycott Israeli goods. Journalists from The Guardian, the BBC, Sky News, the Daily Telegraph, and The Independent spoke out against the actions. (Jerusalem Post, Haaretz)
17 April: Israel came to a halt on 16 April at 10 am with a two minute silence to mark Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. Memorial services were held at all institutions across the country, and a special services took place at the Knesset, at Yad Vashem, and at the National Military Cemetery at Mount Herzl. Late in the day it was announced that an Israeli Holocaust survivor, Prof Liviu Librescu, was killed in the shootings at Virginia Tech.(wikinews)