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 May 2004


                             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.

                           Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]

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

                                  Yes [ ]  No [X]






                             COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE LTD.
                                    FORM 6-K

         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 "expects,"  "anticipates,"
"believes,"  "intends," "plans," "seeks" and "estimates" and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Registrant's 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
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2002, as
amended.

                               Recent Developments

         The  following  discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the text of the  documents  described,  which are  attached  as exhibits to this
report.

         On  May  18,  2004,  Registrant  entered  into  a  securities  purchase
agreement  and  related  agreements  for the  sale  of  securities  to  existing
investors of Registrant  identified in the schedule of buyers in the  securities
purchase  agreement.  This transaction is subject to the closing  conditions set
forth in the securities purchase agreement, which includes obtaining shareholder
approval. Key features of the transaction are as follows:

         o     Existing investors shall purchase 5,131,583 Ordinary Shares at an
               aggregate  purchase price of $3,900,003.08 and per share price of
               $0.76;

         o     Each investor  shall receive 50% warrant  coverage on its initial
               purchase of Ordinary  Shares  computed as follows:  each investor
               shall receive a warrant to purchase one Ordinary  Share for every
               two Ordinary Shares purchased in this transaction.  These initial
               warrants  shall have an exercise  price  of  $0.836 per share and
               shall expire in five years.

         o     Each  investor  shall have a 100%  additional  investment  right,
               which is the right to  purchase up to the same number of Ordinary
               Shares as the investor  initially  purchased in this transaction.
               The additional  investment right may be exercised at the price of
               $0.836  per  share  at any  time  during  the one  year  period
               following  the   effectiveness  of  the  registration   statement
               covering  the  resale  of  the  Ordinary   Shares  sold  in  this
               transaction.

         o     Each investor  shall receive an additional  50% warrant  coverage
               computed as follows:  each  investor  shall  receive a warrant to
               purchase  one  Ordinary  Share  for  every  two  Ordinary  Shares
               purchased in this transaction.  These additional warrants may not
               be  exercised  for a number of shares that is greater than 50% of
               the shares  purchased by an investor  pursuant to the  investor's
               additional  investment  right  described  above,  shall  have  an
               exercise  price of $0.836  per  share  and  shall  expire in five
               years.

         o     Registrant agrees to file a registration  statement  covering the
               securities  issued or  issuable  in this  transaction  within one
               business day after the closing date.

         o     Investors  shall have  rights of first  refusal on future  equity
               issuances of Registrant and antidilution  protection with respect
               to  the  additional   investment  rights  and  warrants  as  more
               particularly  described in the securities  purchase agreement and
               related agreements.

         o     Registrant agrees to reduce the conversion and exercise prices of
               the notes and  warrants  issued to the  investors in the November
               26, 2003  transaction  between the investors and Registrant.  The
               conversion  price  previously  set at $1.153  shall be reduced so
               that the  initial  notes in the  aggregate  amount of  $3,000,000
               shall have a conversion  price of $0.83 and the initial  warrants
               issued in that transaction  shall have an exercise price of $0.83
               per  share.  The  conversion  price of the  additional  notes and
               exercise price of the additional  warrants issuable in connection
               with that transaction shall be reduced to $0.90. In addition, the
               exercise period for the additional  notes shall be extended for a
               period  18  months  from the  effectiveness  of the  registration
               statement covering the resale of the Ordinary Shares sold in this
               transaction.

The transaction is currently expected to close in June 2004.

                      Information Incorporated by Reference

The information in this Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into 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.




                                    Signature

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly caused this Form 6-K to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE LTD.
(Registrant)

Date May 19, 2004

By:    /s/ Devyani Patel
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     Devyani Patel
     Vice President, Finance






                                  Exhibit Index



Exhibit Number     Description of Exhibit
--------------     ----------------------

     99.1          Securities Purchase  Agreement,  dated as of May 18, 2004, by
                   and among Commtouch Software Ltd. and the investors listed on
                   the Schedule of Buyers attached thereto

     99.2          Registration  Rights Agreement,  dated as of May 18, 2004, by
                   and among Commtouch Software Ltd. and the investors listed on
                   the Schedule of Buyers attached thereto

     99.3          Form of Warrant to be issued to Buyers  under the  Securities
                   Purchase Agreement dated as of May 18, 2004

     99.4          Form of  Additional  Investment  Right To  Purchase  Ordinary
                   Shares to be issued to Buyers under the  Securities  Purchase
                   Agreement dated as of May 18, 2004

     99.5          Form of  Additional  Warrant to be issued to Buyers under the
                   Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of May 18, 2004