• On Thursday, April 16, 2026, the U.S. House narrowly defeated Rep. Gregory Meeks's war-powers resolution, 213-214, failing to restrict President Donald Trump's military campaign in Iran without explicit congressional authorization.https://ground.news/article/house-republicans-narrowly-reject-effort-to-end-trumps-war-with-iran_59f2a0   Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., supported the measure, while Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, voted against it alongside Republicans
• April 28 deadline requires congressional approval for continued hostilities. So far the war has cost 14 U.S. service members lives and daily costs of $2 billion 
• Seven Myths About the Iran War https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/seven-myths-iran-war-michael-doran

Can you spot an audio deepfake? Take the quizz https://newsguard-reality-check.github.io/newsguard-quiz/index2.html

On Sunday night, Rachel Goldberg-Polin will be interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CBS’s “60 Minutes” ahead of the release on Tuesday of her new book, When We See You Again, about grieving the death of her son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, in Hamas captivity.

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EUROPE

The Czech Republic stands with Israel https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/04/13/as-the-west-morally-rots-we-stand-with-israel/

On Holocaust Remembrance Day. Polish MP Konrad Berkowicz compares Israel’s defensive war to the Third Reich and displays an Israeli flag with a swastika. 

See Among Neighbors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8vv4UOQJEA

A war crimes complaint has been filed at the International Criminal Court in The Hague against the Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez. At the origin of this initiative is Shurat HaDin, which accuses Spain of indirectly supporting Tehran through the supply of dual-use components. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/israeli-law-ngo-moves-icc-against-spanish-pm-s%C3%A1nchez-over-exports-related-to-explosives-to-iran/ar-AA20Vcuh

IRAQ

U.S. offers $10M reward for Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades leader* - The United States has revealed the identity of Ahmed al-Hamidawi, leader of the Iran-backed Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, placing a $10 million reward for information leading to him.

LEBANON

IDF reservist killed and 3 wounded by Hezbollah bomb in southern Lebanon after ceasefire 

https://worldisraelnews.com/idf-reservist-killed-and-3-wounded-by-hezbollah-bomb-in-southern-lebanon-after-ceasefire/

Lebanon shouldn't require Israel to do its dirty work  

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/avi-benlolo-lebanon-shouldnt-require-israel-to-do-its-dirty-work

Hezbollah Emerged from Iran’s Revolution, Not “Resistance” to Israel

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/04/07/hezbollah-emerged-from-irans-revolution-not-resistance-to-israel/

Hezbollah disguised army bases in southern Lebanon as civilian towns https://idfclub.org/hezbollah-disguised-army-bases-in-southern-lebanon-as-civilian-towns/

PALESTINIANS/HAMAS/PA

Hamas Signals No Retreat: The US Fantasy of Disarmament and Peace

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22424/hamas-signals-no-retreat

U.S. officials, led by Aryeh Lightstone, have joined disarmament talks with Hamas in Cairo. https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/us-officials-join-direct-talks-with-hamas-in-cairo-cnn

Kill an Israeli, become a Fatah leader – Fatah's new terror policy https://palwatch.org/page/42066 

The Palestinian Authority extradited to France a man accused of coordinating a deadly 1982 terror attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris’ Le Marais district

Saudi Arabia 

Saudi Arabia is reinforcing its geopolitical alliances by providing Pakistan with $3 billion in fresh financing and extending a separate $5 billion deposit, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/pakistan-secures-3-billion-in-saudi-funding-to-bolster-reserves

UN

UN reports child marriages surge in Gaza. Activist slammed objecting to calling it marriage when girls in Gaza are being sold into sexual slavery https://www.un.org/unispal/document/unfpa-child-marriages-surge-in-gaza-as-war-tightens-grip-on-girls-futures/

The World Bank has removed Francesca Albanese's pro-Hamas husband, Massimiliano Cali, from a senior position after UN Watch exposed his litany of social media posts that legitimize Hamas terrorism, promote Holocaust inversion, and incite hatred against America, the West, and Jews. https://unwatch.org/world-bank-economist-husband-of-uns-francesca-albanese-says-israel-invents-terror-attacks/

USA

FLORIDA watch this race --Bilzerian registered this week to run in the Republican primary against the Jewish far-right anti-Islamic firebrand Rep. Randy Fine in Florida’s sixth district. Bilzerian hates Jews, supports murdering all Israelis (and Jews), and promotes conspiracy theories. https://www.timesofisrael.com/dan-bilzerian-who-says-judaism-is-terrible-and-wants-to-kill-israelis-runs-for-congress/ see also. https://x.com/i/status/2044923123418431942

NEW YORK NAVI K-12 Extremism Tracker, "NYC Educators for Palestine Plan 2nd Children's Teach-In," April 18, 2026: https://navik12tracker.substack.com/p/nyc-educators-for-palestine-plan

Supporters of Shia Army that Killed Hundreds of U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Distribute Food in Nation’s Capital https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-opinion-interview/supporters-of-shia-army-that-killed-hundreds-of-u-s-soldiers-in-iraq-distribute-food-in-nations-capital

SEIU pulls endorsement from candidate,  Amir Makled, over “new information.” The new information was antisemitism and support for Hezbollah. Makled opened El-Sayed and Hasan Piker's rally at the University of Michigan last week

Zohran Mamdani’s video chief lauded Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/zohran-mamdani-video-chief-lauded-110000283.html

On Sunday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is slated to campaign with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who earlier this week was revealed to have praised a deadly 2014 Hamas attack on an Israeli military base.

ON CAMPUS

Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania: Students at anti-American/pro-Palestine demonstration at the campus chanted, "Iran, Iran, you make us proud! Take another soldier out! Hezbollah, you make us proud! Take another soldier out!". 

The Roots of Harvard's Jewish Problem https://www.investigativeproject.org/9447/the-roots-of-harvard-jewish-problem  see also https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/4/14/antisemitism-report/

At Yale University, anti American antisemite Hasan Piker who said America deserved 9/11 was welcomed at the Yale political Union with a roaring cheer.

MEDIA

MSNOWNews claims “more than 80% of markets are no longer functioning” across all of Lebanon. Reuters makes clear that figure applies only to southern Lebanon. This is how facts get distorted and narratives get built.

Anthropic's AI, Claude, Is Citing Iranian State Media. It Doesn't Know Why. 

https://www.neutralpov.com/p/claude-is-citing-iranian-state-media

Sky News blurrs the line between journalism and propaganda  https://honestreporting.com/embarrassing-sky-news-journalists-double-down-over-hezbollah-funeral-backlash/

Sky News admits error on Lebanon death toll, but won’t correct on-air https://www.camera.org/article/sky-news-admits-error-on-lebanon-death-toll-but-wont-correct-on-air/

Haviv Rettig Gur responds to the NYTimes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQi4Fn5_EhY SEE ALSO https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfile/piker-omar-democrats-israel-antisemitism/ AND https://www.commentary.org/articles/john-podhoretz/antisemitism-hasan-piker-ezra-klein/

Photo Bias: World Press Photo contest does more than recognize powerful images. It also plays a role in shaping how those images are understood. https://honestreporting.com/from-description-to-declaration-how-world-press-photo-frames-gaza-differently/

BBC distortions: 

>Hezbollah is firing at Israeli cities, towns and villages. Why are you calling them "settlements"? Is Haifa a settlement to you now? 

https://x.com/mishtal/status/2044743032872808828?s=20 - clip of recording on BBC

>BBC Radio 4 Today interviewed both Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and and the Spokesman for the Israeli Embassy. The Iranian was lobbed softball questions. The Israeli was villified. 

https://www.camera.org/article/bbcs-today-program-uses-framing-to-lay-blame/

Hostage Update: 610 Days, 55 hostages are still in captivity.

➤Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were executed by terrorists during their morning walk during the October 7^th massacre.  Their bodies were dragged into Gaza, where they were held in a hospital for over 600 days. They were recovered by the IDF.
➤Nattapong Pinta was brought to Israel last night after 609 days in captivity. He was abducted alive during the Hamas attack on October 7th, 2023 and was murdered in captivity by the terrorist organization Mujahideen Brigades.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKhmkWdCQgr/?igsh=dHVrbThvd2xtdXh3
Decision-makers must do everything necessary to reach an agreement that will bring back all 55 remaining hostages—the living for rehabilitation and the deceased for proper burial.
CANADA
➤Canada to investigate its dual Israeli Canadian citizens for war crimes while defending Israel against its attackers (I24)

➤Indigenous leaders call Canada's anti-Israel joint statement hypocritical 

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-indigenous-leaders-call-canadas-anti-israel-joint-statement-hypocritical

EUROPE
➤A leaked report from the French Ministry of the Interior names Qatar and Kuwait as primary sources of funding for pan European Islamist entities - Council of European Muslims (CEM) and The Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) - aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology. Among their objectives: criminalizing blasphemy, redefining religious freedom, undermining secularism. See https://www.politico.eu/article/muslim-brotherhood-eu-report-freedom-relgion-campaign/ and https://globaldisconnect.substack.com/p/the-time-for-denial-is-over-ban-the and https://www.thefp.com/p/how-the-muslim-brotherhood-is-capturing
➤Recent reports suggest both the UK and France have changed their positions, and will not be recognizing a Palestinian state this June.
➤Public Figures in Italy Join in Support of Israel (Israel Hayom)
IRAN
How Iran’s Cryptocurrency Gamble Empowers the Revolutionary Guards and Drains the State https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/how-irans-cryptocurrency-gamble-empowers-the-revolutionary-guards-and-drains-the-state
PALESTINIANS
➤Palestinians for Peace, please share this link https://realignforpalestine.org/
➤Hamas remains the obstacle to a deal. The terror group can end the war in Gaza today by surrendering and freeing all the hostages. Full text of Witkoff’s proposal for 60-day Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-witkoffs-proposal-for-60-day-gaza-ceasefire-and-hostage-release-deal/
➤➤Gaza Aid:

➤GHF delivers more than 2 million meals in 4 days. Meanwhile, the IDF continues to distribute aid through previous distribution channels until the GHF is fully operational. Of the 238 aid trucks that traversed through the Kerem Shalom Crossing in recent days, the IDF estimates that 135 were looted. According to COGAT, Israel's military division overseeing aid into Gaza, the U.N. has still failed to collect over 550 truckloads of aid transferred by Israel and sitting on the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom Crossing. https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-u-s-backed-gaza-aid-centers-see-chaos-thank-you-america-cheers-and-500k-meals-on-day-one?s=08

➤The reason the UN and humanitarian aid groups are excluded from Gaza aid efforts is their required "neutrality." According to them, the U.S.-led Gaza aid effort is not neutral between parties in the conflict (i.e. it was biased against Hamas); however, there are concerning reports that GHF distributed aid from U.S. Islamist charities Rahma Worldwide and Heroic Hearts, both with ties to Hamas. https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/u-s-led-gaza-aid-efforts-are-about-much-more-than-food/
QATAR
➤Qatari influence in America has been profound. A country of 300,000 people have spent $40 Billion dollars in America. $33.4 billion dollars in real estate and business ventures, $6.25 billion to American universities and $72 million dollars for lobbyists.
➤Editor Of Qatari Government Daily: Hamas Must Not Disarm – It Will Defeat Israel With The Strength Of Its Weapons Like The Taliban Defeated Both The U.S. And The West (MEMRI)
SYRIA
➤Israel and Syria in Direct Talks, Focused on Security  (Reuters)
➤500 Syrian-Druze Treated at IDF Medical Facility  (Ynet News)
➤The Israeli Raid on Syria that Exposed the Weakness of Hardened Targets  (Mosaic)
➤Inside Israel's Buffer Zone in Syria (Telegraph-UK)
➤Erdoğan's latest meeting with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa showcases Turkey's intent to strengthen anti-Israel alliances. (Middle East Forum)
➤Missiles Launched at Israel from Syria.  Israel is holding al-Sharaa responsible for any hostile activity against Israel. 
UNITED STATES
➤➤The FBI and DHS have issued a Public Service Announcement to highlight potential public safety concerns related to ongoing threats to Jewish and Israeli communities https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250605-2

➤U.S. Vetoes UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Resolution - The U.S. was the only nation to oppose the measure, with Ambassador Dorothy Shea warning it would “undermine diplomatic efforts” and reward Hamas while ignoring the continued captivity of Israeli hostages. “We will not support any resolution that fails to condemn Hamas, demand the release of all hostages, or call for the terror group to disarm and leave Gaza,” she said.
➤Petition signed by many US stars as part of "Creative Community for Peace" against the endless demonization Jews and Israel
https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/05/28/openletter2025/
YEMEN
Missiles Launched at Israel from Yemen. Since October 7, 2023, the Iran-backed Houthis have launched more than 400 projectiles at Israel. 
 
This Week in Big Media Fails
➤Numerous outlets, CNN, BBC, etc., amplify fake story about shooting as GHF distribution site. See https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-856186 and https://camera-uk.org/2025/06/03/bbc-promotion-of-the-rafah-incident-that-wasnt/
➤"BBC Verify" Debunks Graphic Video of Massacre at Aid Distribution Site - (BBC News)
➤IDF: Drone Footage Shows Gunmen in Gaza Firing at Civilians Collecting Humanitarian Aid (Ynet News)
➤CAMERA statement on the antisemitic terror attack in Boulder – vague headlines and casting doubt that victims were at a peaceful event https://www.camera.org/article/camera-statement-on-the-antisemitic-terror-attack-in-boulder-and-the-medias-role-in-normalizing-jew-hatred/
➤How the Media Manufactured a ‘Genocide.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/media-manufactured-genocide-gaza

To those who celebrate: Happy Passover! As we remember the Exodus and the Israelites' journey from bondage to freedom, let us not forget those hostages who remain in captivity in Gaza today after more than a year and a half. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NbhiYYHCvY&t=1s
 
HOSTAGE UPDATE: 553 Days, 59 Hostages still in Hamas captivity.
There are 24 hostages presumed to be alive who are still held by Hamas.
Another Saturday, another Hamas hostage video. The terrorists dropped a *teaser* for a hostage propaganda video they plan to release later. Instead of releasing the hostages, feeding the Palestinian people, or ending the war, they produce teaser videos showing hostages being tortured.
 
The Taliban will no longer allow Afghan women to see with both eyes.
https://x.com/realMaalouf/status/1906403177316176266
Note: one of the jobs of the recently shuttered US Institute of Peace was Tracking the Taliban’s (Mis) Treatment of Women. That page is no longer functioning.
 
Smuggling Tunnels from Egypt to Gaza Still Open  (Jerusalem Post)
 
Al Jazeera Analyst Calls on Hamas to Murder Gaza Protestors
https://x.com/EFischberger/status/1907533826722828494
 
➤Iranian Official Reveals: How We Eliminated Regime Opponents in Europe  (Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs)
➤The U.S. has a third path on Iran aside from diplomacy, military strikes — maximum support for Iranians to bring down the theocratic regime https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmEsAFBNkqsMQnt5pypwEX0ul0NyIjd3E&feature=shared
 
➤The lies behind the Gaza casualty figures and the thousands of names removed without explanation https://nypost.com/2025/04/05/opinion/the-lies-behind-the-gaza-casualty-figures/
 ➤Gazans are risking their lives protesting Hamas. Glasgow University rector Ghassan Abu-Sittah calls them traitors. Western media still treats him as a hero. https://honestreporting.com/medias-darling-doctor-ghassan-abu-sittah-anti-hamas-palestinians-stabbed-resistance-in-the-back/
➤CNN Platforms Hamas Apologist While Silencing Gaza’s Real Protest Voices https://honestreporting.com/cnn-platforms-hamas-apologist-while-silencing-gazas-real-protest-voices/
➤Hamas uses DARVO -- Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender -- in the same way that individual abusers do, to confuse and silence https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/how-hamas-emulates-tactic-of-violent-abusers-and-weaponizes-it-against-israel/
 
South African Government Accused of Foreknowledge of October 7th Hamas Attack
https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/sa-accused-of-prior-knowledge-in-hamas-attack-d9786146-67b7-4997-9783-82d5a23372d2
 
Israel and Turkey Hold Direct Talks on Deconfliction Link in Syria - (Middle East Eye-UK)
 
London will host foreign ministers from nearly 20 countries as part of a summit aimed at ending the Sudanese civil war between the SAF and the RSF. The SAF has accused the UAE – a U.K. ally – of being a key backer of the RSF, while Saudi Arabia is a backer of the SAF.
 
➤Francesca Albanese: Contract with the UNITED NATIONS renewed for 3 more years after denying Hamas’s sexual crimes, accusing Israel of carrying terror attack in Paris, and implying that Israelis eat human flesh.  U.N. investigators into (UN Watch) our complaint find that Francesca Albanese's tweets may look antisemitic, but clear her for reappointment tomorrow to a 3-year term because they were “reassured” by her “detailed explanations.” https://unwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Letter-from-Coordination-Committee-on-Albanese.pdf
 
➤In a new op-ed, 167 rabbis from across New Jersey and across the ideological spectrum came together to condemn Senator Andy Kim's (D-NJ) votes last week in support of Bernie Sanders' resolutions to block vital arms sales to Israel,

If you have 30 seconds, please see the Take Action items below. 

On Campus

Being on college campuses today seems pretty awful. Please don't call what's happening pro-Palestinian. Students and professors at these rallies and sit-ins aren't calling for peace or the release of hostages, but rather the murder of all Israelis and American Jews.

Elite colleges failed to fight antisemitism. But these academics did.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/05/fighting-antisemitism-campuses/

Harvard President makes a statement, 31 days later...https://www.harvard.edu/president/news/2023/combating-antisemitism/ and Yale and MIT locked Jews out of lectures and events.

Qatar Funding of Higher Education https://isgap.org/follow-the-money/

"Freedom of speech does not protect the [university] president from taking a stand," he said. "I cannot imagine a campus in the US that would have allowed a Ku Klux Klan rally following [the death of] George Floyd." 

                      ----Daniel A. Chamovitz President Ben Gurion U

News

Lot's of controversy over  reporting this week and the reporters at NYT, CNN, AP, Reuters.  Are they journalists or infiltrators? See here and here and here

At least seven civilians killed and 20 others wounded after minibus explodes in the Afghan capital https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-blast-civilians-killed-kabul-e127eeee24ce7b320afbf3c87ecce442 IS has been waging a campaign of violence since the Taliban took power 

Antisemitism explodes online in China since October 7 massacre 

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-772359#772359 The Chinese-born mother of Noa Argamani, the half-Chinese Israeli-born captive who was seen being kidnapped by Hamas has been cursed at for asking China for help. The free propagation of Jewish conspiracy theories despite China’s powerful censorship machine indicates an endorsement by the party-state.

France slams Russian networks for 'exploiting' crises with posts of Star of David graffiti in Paris https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231109-france-accuses-russia-of-online-interference-over-stars-of-david-graffiti-in-paris

European Islamists Ignore — or Celebrate — Hamas's October 7 Massacre https://islamism.news/news/european-islamists-ignore-or-celebrate-hamass-october-7-massacre/

Hezbollah’s Terror Threat In Latin America

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/10/hezbollahs-terror-threat-in-latin-america/

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: "Death to America" Is Not Just a Slogan, It Is a Policy (MEMRI-TV)

For Israel, a cease-fire means death 

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4301843-for-israel-a-ceasefire-means-death/

The Untold Stories of Gazans https://www.thefp.com/p/the-untold-stories-of-gazans and https://x.com/DrEliDavid/status/1722695368796778547?s=20

Hamas announces plan for endless war with Israel https://www.pressrundown.com/top%20news/hamas-announces-plan-for-endless-war-with-israel

Putin’s Move to Secure Libya Bases Is New Regional Worry for US  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-05/putin-s-move-to-secure-libya-bases-is-new-regional-worry-for-us

Wagner May Send Air Defense System(s) to Hezbollah in Lebanon https://www.wsj.com/world/russias-wagner-group-may-provide-air-defense-weapon-to-hezbollah-u-s-intel-says-37dc8f45

A Dictionary of Hamas Supporters' Chants and Slogans https://www.camera.org/article/a-dictionary-of-hamas-supporters-chants-and-slogans

The Real Goal of BDS Threatens Every Jew on the Planet https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/11/03/the-real-goal-of-bds-threatens-every-jew-on-the-planet/

'Attachment A' Is a Roadmap to Hamas Enablers in the US — Is the FBI Paying Attention? https://nypost.com/2023/11/03/opinion/attachment-a-is-a-roadmap-to-hamas-enablers-in-the-us-is-the-fbi-paying-attention/

The Hamas Network in America: A Short History https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/2023-10/the-hamas-network-in-america.pdf

US Army says it needs $3 billion for 155 mm artillery rounds and production https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-army-says-it-needs-3-billion-155-mm-artillery-rounds-production-2023-11-07/

U.S. official says reliance on Russian nuclear fuel presents national security risk https://www.ft.com/content/2c9c325e-e734-4a9f-b089-2f64deebc658

U.S. watchdogs warn of dangers of aid to Hamas-controlled Gaza, detail how Taliban diverted money https://justthenews.com/accountability/watchdogs/watchdogs-warn-dangers-aid-hamas-controlled-gaza-report-taliban-diverts-us  see also US Senator Hagerty to Secretary Blinken: ensure not a single US dollar goes to Palestinian terrorists. 

U.S. Still Welcomes Hamas Lobby on Capitol Hill https://www.meforum.org/65187/us-still-welcomes-hamas-lobby-on-capitol-hill

U.N. Teachers Celebrated Hamas Massacre https://unwatch.org/report-u-n-teachers-celebrated-hamas-massacre/

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If you have just 30 seconds, TAKE ACTION: 

Call to Action: Ask Your US Representatives to Enforce the laws Against Antisemitism and Terror  https://www.votervoice.net/IACforAction/Campaigns/108853/Respond

Petition and Letters to Duke and UNC to Stop Promoting Jew Hatred! https://nccisrael.org/tell-duke-and-unc-to-stop-promoting-jew-hatred/

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Watch and share: 

This short AIPAC video compiles recent headlines exposing Hamas’ disregard for innocent civilians. 

This reel from Gal Godot's Instagram account 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cyy_eiNv4Fp/?igshid=OGh1OXlsdWR6Zm1w

Telling our story, essays on Zionism https://www.wilf.org/English/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/EW-TellingOurStory.pdf