The Independent online covers a vote by the academic body, the American Studies Association (ASA) in favour of boycotting Israel, banning collaboration with Israeli academic institutions and their representatives. The article notes that the target of the boycott, Israeli academia, is viewed domestically as a bastion of left-wing thought.

The Independent i notes that a Jewish Israeli woman, who was fined for not circumcising her son by a rabbinical court which holds some legal authority, has appealed the ruling to the country’s Supreme Court.

The Guardian, Telegraph, Independent, Times, Independent i and Financial Times all report that ousted Egyptian premier Mohammed Morsi was yesterday charged with collaborating with both Hamas and Hezbollah to orchestrate a terrorist plot which allegedly involved Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Morsi already faces separate charges of inciting to murder protestors against his rule last winter.

The Guardian, Telegraph and Daily Mail cover a speech delivered by Prince Charles to religious leaders at Clarence House, in which he said he is “deeply troubled” by the plight of Christians in the Middle East, who he said are being increasingly targeted by “fundamentalist Islamist militants.”

An Amnesty International report which accuses al-Qaeda-affiliated opposition groups in Syria of human rights abuses in areas under their control is covered by the online editions of the Guardian and Times.

The Telegraph and Independent report on comments made by the Saudi Ambassador to the UK in an op-ed he authored in the New York Times. He said Western policy over Syria and Iran “risks the stability and security of the Middle East” and indicated that the West’s failure to deal adequately with the regimes in Syria or Iran would force Saudi Arabia to develop its own defence and foreign policy doctrine independent of its traditional Western allies. An editorial in the Independent warns that Saudi disquiet is motivated purely by the country’s rivalry with Iran and not through a concern for human rights or saving innocent lives.

In the Israeli media, both Maariv and Israel Hayom cover an IDF special forces operation last night in the West Bank city of Jenin, during which troops came under fire and a clash ensued which resulted in the death of a Hamas operative. The reports say that several other Palestinians were injured but that no Israeli soldiers were wounded during the clashes.

Maariv also reports that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told a press conference in South Africa that he supports boycotting products from West Bank settlements but not from Israel as a whole. According to the report, some Palestinian opponents have branded Abbas a “collaborator” over his comments.

Israel Radio news suggests the United States has asked Israel’s government not to accompany the expected release of a third batch of Palestinian prisoners later this month, with an announcement of additional settlement construction in the West Bank. However, the report quotes government sources indicating that West Bank construction will continue, as previously agreed with the United States.

Haaretz covers last night’s Likud Party Central Committee convention which was attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Despite the best efforts of elements within the party, Netanyahu and his supporters avoided a vote on Likud’s alliance with Yisrael Beitenu.

The main story in Israel Hayom is the sentencing yesterday of prominent religious-Zionist Rabbi Mordechai Elon, who was convicted of forcibly committing an indecent act on a minor. A Jerusalem court yesterday ruled that Rabbi Elon must complete six months of community service, a sentence which is criticised by sections of the media this morning as too lenient. Israel Hayom’s headline says “In disgrace, without prison time.”