I would stay tuned and not panicking: if news dated April 27th 2009 have not yet (or only yesterday) reached the public, then it means, IMO, that something is going on.
I would have expected Leaf to have announced it IF it was simply a closure and firing of the people from their site in Israel without any B plan.
Therefore, don't specualte too much before getting the news of what really happens.
Best regards,
Thierry