ZOOM Meeting - Update concerning the security events in Israel

April 14, 2024

Dear Students and Postdocs,

Last night, Israel experienced an aerial attack launched by Iran, which was successfully repelled by the IDF and our allies.

This morning, the Homefront Command announced that except for educational activities, all other institutions and activities in Israel return to normal, including the Ben Gurion International Airport which resumed its regular activity.

At the same time, we remain alert and are closely monitoring the events. Our management team conducts ongoing meetings with the Homefront Command Office representative and adjusts the guidelines to Campus accordingly.

Following the national instructions, studies at FGS are suspended today and tomorrow. We hope that the alert levels decrease shortly, and that classes will be resumed as soon as the situation allows, either on Campus or via ZOOM. As always, your safety and security remain our top priority.

We are quite certain that many of you have questions and concerns, and we will do our best to address those in a ZOOM meeting which will be held tomorrow, April 15, at 3:00 PM Israel time.

A link to the meeting- https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/95737145641?pwd=NmxmQzhTRmczK1NDMnV1YnRQWTR4dz09

We would also like to remind you that you are most welcome to contact the Institute's social workers:

Dr. Stavit Cochva, stavit.cochva@weizmann.ac.il
Office 08-9344507, mobile 054-4763872

Ms. Nirit Cohen Kraus, nirit.cohen-kraus@weizmann.ac.il or 08-9349219, for psychological support and assistance.

For those of you on reserve duty who require assistance relating to military service reporting and scholarship payments, you're welcome to contact the Military Reserve Liaison Officer, Ms. Dana Yanay, at O8-934-6444 or dana.yanay@weizmann.ac.il.

With hope for better and more peaceful days ahead,

Gilad Perez,
FGS Dean