Facebook is launching a major redesign of its app and website built around letting people connect with groups that share their interests — an attempt to shift its focus away from the untrammeled public sharing that has helped spread hate speech, extremism, misinformation and livestreamed video of massacres.

Jerusalem – Some 8,000 Israeli worshipers on Tuesday night visited the tombs of Yehoshua Ben Nun and Kalev Ben Yefuna, located in the Arab village of Kafel Harath, near the city of Ariel. The entry, which was coordinated with the IDF, occurs several times a year, but this was the largest group to visit this [...]

London – A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian embassy. Judge Deborah Taylor said it was hard to imagine a more serious version of the offense as she gave the 47-year-old hacker a sentence close [...]

For second year, developers and mentors team up in May to find creative ways to address the need for assistance, commemoration and education

The Sadigura Rebbe, Rav Yisroel Moshe Friedman of Yerushalayim, was physically attacked in Lakewood, NJ, last night, Matzav.com has learned.
The attack was not hate-driven, according to sources, but was carried out by a mentally unhinged individual, who jumped at the rebbe at the home of the rebbe’s daughter and son-in-law.
Boruch Hashem, the rebbe emerged unharmed.
While the rebbe resides in Yerushalayim, he has been staying for the last while in Lakewood, as he has been battling serious illness.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump is not doing enough to protect the 2020 election in light of special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings.
In a letter to colleagues Tuesday, Schumer said Congress needs to “fill the vacuum” on election security.

The years ahead will be as fraught as ever for an Israel facing external threats, internal challenges. Smart, independent reporting will be vital. Zman Yisrael aims to provide it

Israel Air Force pilots are busy practicing for fly-overs and air shows as the official state days are approaching.
This Thursday will be observed as Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day.