FORM 6-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           For the month of April 2003

                          Commission File No. 000-26495

                             Commtouch Software Ltd.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                                1A Hazoran Street
                      Poleg Industrial Park, P.O. Box 8511
                              Netanya 42504, Israel
                               011-972-9-863-6888
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

            Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which the registrant is  incorporated,  domiciled or legally
organized  (the  registrant's  "home  country"),  or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press  release,  is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's  security holders, and, if discussing a
material  event,  has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.



                  Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information
contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

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                                      Index

Item 1.  Recent Developments
Item 2.  Information incorporated by Reference
Item 3.  Exhibits

Item 1. Recent Developments

            The following discussion contains  forward-looking  statements based
upon current  expectations that involve risks and uncertainties.  Any statements
contained  herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be
forward-looking  statements.  For example, the words "believes,"  "anticipates,"
"plans,"  "expects,"  "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements.  Commtouch Software Ltd.'s (all references herein to
"Commtouch," "the Company," "we," "us" or "our" are to Commtouch  Software Ltd.)
actual  results and the timing of certain events may differ  significantly  from
those  projected  in the  forward-looking  statements.  Factors that might cause
future results to differ materially from those projected in the  forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors" in
the Company's  Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended  December 31, 2001,
as amended.

      On January 29, 2003  Commtouch  entered into a Convertible  Loan Agreement
("Convertible  Loan  Agreement"),  including  certain  ancillary  agreements and
documents  attached as exhibits  thereto,  with certain  lenders  identified  in
Exhibit "A" to such  Convertible  Loan  Agreement.  While the  Convertible  Loan
Agreement allowed for a maximum possible loan amount of $1,250,000,  as of March
26, 2003,  the lenders had agreed to advance  Commtouch a loan of  $905,000.  On
March 28, 2003,  by way of Addendum 1 to the  Convertible  Loan  Agreement,  the
Company and the lenders  amended the  Convertible  Loan  Agreement to provide an
option to  certain of the  lenders,  their  affiliates  and  investors  from the
Company's previous round of financing the right to loan the Company an amount of
up to  $345,000,  representing  the  difference  between the maximum loan amount
originally  contemplated  and the amount of the loan as at March 26,  2003.  The
option will lapse  unless it is  exercised  by no later than May 15,  2003.  The
Convertible Loan Agreement and Addendum 1 thereto are hereinafter referred to as


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"Agreement".  The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the text of the Agreement, which is attached as an exhibit to this report.

      The loan amount is to be paid in two  tranches,  with the first and second
tranches  set at $362,000 and  $543,000  respectively.  As of the filing of this
report,  the first tranche  closing  conditions  had been met and closing of the
first  tranche  occurred  on March 4,  2003.  Shortly  thereafter,  the  Company
received loan proceeds of $362,000.  Also,  all of the lenders have notified the
Company of their intention to fund the second tranche of the loan agreement.  If
the option under Addendum 1 is exercised,  the  additional  loan amount shall be
treated as if it were originally a portion of the second tranche funds, with all
relevant terms and conditions of the Agreement  being  applicable  thereto.  The
Company will use the proceeds of advances  made under the  Agreement for general
corporate purposes.

      The  closing of the second  tranche is subject to the  fulfillment  of the
following closing conditions:

      a. approval of the board of directors and  shareholders  of the Company of
any  necessary  increase in the  authorized  share capital of the Company (in an
amount as  determined  by the Board of Directors of the  Company),  which amount
shall provide for an adequate  reserve of Shares for issuance upon conversion of
the loan into equity and exercise of the warrants relating to the second tranche
funds advanced by the lenders,  and (whether or not the authorized share capital
needs to be increased) any necessary approval by the shareholders of the Company
of the second  tranche  funding  (including  disclosure as part of the materials
relating  to  the  vote,  of as  much  information  as is  necessary  to  ensure
compliance with NASDAQ or SEC regulations);

      b.  the  representations  and  warranties  made  by  the  Company  in  the
Agreement, shall be true when made, and shall be true and correct at the date of
the second closing with same force and effect as if they had been made and as of
the same  date and no  event of  default  (as  defined  in the  promissory  note
attached as Exhibit B to the Agreement) shall exist;

      c.  the  Company  shall  have  sent  by fax to the  relevant  lenders  the
promissory notes and warrants reflecting the amount of the second tranche of the
loan  (including  any rights of  "Defaulting  Lenders" to which  "Non-Defaulting
Lenders" are entitled, as such terms are defined in the Agreement); and

      d. the Company shall, in a manner  satisfactory to the "Collateral  Agent"
(as defined in the Agreement), provide for and perfect the security interests in
the second tranche funds in a manner identical to the security  interests in the
first tranche funds.

      The loan is to be repaid after three years,  unless  converted into equity
by the lenders or a defined  event  triggering  early  repayment  is met, and it
bears  interest  at a rate of ten  percent  per  annum.  Furthermore,  the  loan
principal  and  interest  may be  converted  by the  lenders  into equity in the
Company  at any time  during the loan term,  at a  conversion  price of $.25 per
Ordinary Share ("Conversion Price").

      Warrants  exercisable for the company's  ordinary shares will be issued to
the  lenders as loan  amounts  are  advanced  to  Commtouch,  based on such loan
amounts advanced divided by the


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Conversion  Price.  Each one-third of the warrants are exercisable at prices per
Ordinary  Share  of  $.25,  $.33 and $.50  respectively,  and the  warrants  are
exercisable  at any time within five years of issuance.  Warrants  shall also be
issued on an annual basis for any accumulated interest on the loan.

      As security  for  repayment of the loaned  amounts,  the lenders have been
granted  security  interests  in all of the  assets of the  Company.  Also,  the
lenders are  entitled  to nominate  one  director  for  election to the Board of
Directors of the Company or appoint one observer to the Board.

      Even though the lenders  have  exercised  their  option to fund the second
tranche of the loan,  we might not be able to satisfy all of the  conditions  to
closing of the second  tranche of the loan,  as described  hereinabove.  If this
occurs, we likely would need to raise money from alternative sources to continue
to fund our operations. Such alternative funding might not be available.

      Also, the Company has agreed that, among other things, until all loans are
repaid,  it  will  not  pay  any  dividends  or  make  any  distribution  on its
outstanding Ordinary Shares, or redeem any Shares for consideration  without the
prior written  consent of 50% of all the lenders.  Also,  the Company has agreed
not to alter its capital structure or permit any corporate reorganization and/or
disposal of assets outside the ordinary course of business, except as authorized
by vote of its board of directors and shareholders. The Company will be required
to secure  approval of 50% of the lenders  before  issuing  preferred  shares or
other preferential  liquidation rights. The Company has agreed not to create any
security  interests on  indebtedness  that will rank prior to advances under the
Agreement and the security  interest granted under the instruments  provided for
in the Agreement, without approval of 50% of the lenders. The Company has agreed
that it and its subsidiaries  will continue to engage  substantially in the same
businesses and not to enter into certain business combination transactions.  The
Company's total funding  received or receivable from the Israeli Office of Chief
Scientist is limited to a maximum in the  aggregate of  $1,500,000.  The Company
has given a  security  interest  to the  lenders in all its  present  and future
assets

      The  lenders  comprising  not less than 50% of all the lenders may require
the Company to register with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission the resale
of all Ordinary Shares issuable to the lenders under the Agreement.  The lenders
may also sell their  shares in other  registration  statements  that the Company
files for its own benefit or that of third parties who wish to sell shares. This
right  expires  three  (3)  months  after  the  third  anniversary  of the  last
applicable  Warrant  issuance  date.  The  maximum  number of shares that may be
registered  is   13,310,000.   The  Company  will  pay  the  expenses  of  these
registrations,  except for  underwriting  discounts and commissions and the fees
and expenses of any lender's  counsel.  The Company has also agreed to indemnify
the lenders against certain  liabilities  arising from the public offer and sale
of their shares pursuant to the registration.

      Nothing in this discussion  should be taken as an indication or projection
by us that the price of our Ordinary  Shares will attain any particular  levels.
While the Company  believes that it has sufficient funds to launch its anti-Spam
solutions,  the  Company is  continually  searching  for  additional  sources of
financing, whether from financial institutions or strategic partners.


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Item 2. Information Incorporated by Reference

      The  information  in this Report on Form 6-K and the  exhibits  herein are
incorporated by reference in all Registration  Statements which we have filed or
which we will file in the future under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,
which permit such reports to be so incorporated.

Item 3. Exhibits

      The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index attached hereto are  incorporated
by reference.

Signatures

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE LTD.
                                            (Registrant)


Date ______________________                 By _________________________________
                                            Name: Devyani Patel
                                            Title: VP Finance


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                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit           Description of Document
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1.                Convertible   Loan  Agreement   ("Agreement"),   inclusive  of
                  Exhibits "A" through D thereto

2.                Exhibit "F" to the Agreement - Form of Guaranty

3.                Exhibit  "G"  to  the  Agreement  - Form  of  U.S.  Subsidiary
                  Security Agreement

4.                Exhibit  "H"  to the  Agreement  - Form  of  Company  Security
                  Agreement

5.                Exhibit  "I" to the  Agreement  - Form  of  Collateral  Agency
                  Agreement

6.                Exhibit "J" to the  Agreement  - Form of Patent and  Trademark
                  Security Agreement

7.                Exhibit "K" to the  Agreement - Opinion of Israeli  Counsel to
                  the Company

8.                Exhibit  "L" to the  Agreement  - Opinion of US Counsel to the
                  Company

9.                Addendum 1 to Convertible Loan Agreement