The Evening Standard covers the story that senior Israeli and Palestinian politicians and academics met in secret in London last year to discuss future options for the peace process. The Evening Standard describes the talks as “one of the biggest steps forward in the Middle East peace process for years”.  The talks were co-hosted by BICOM and Chatham House.

The BBC, Financial Times and Times report that Israel has approved plans for a new settlement in the West Bank to house the 300 residents previously of Amona, a settlement dismantled earlier this year. The Times notes that this decision could put Israel at odds with President Trump. The BBC notes that this will be the first new West Bank settlement in 20 years.

The Guardian and the Daily Mirror report that former London Mayor Ken Livingstone repeated his claims that Hitler supported Zionism in the 1930s and also claimed that the SS set up training camps for Jews to prepare them for coming to Palestine, outside a hearing held yesterday to determine if he should be expelled from the Labour Party.

The Times reports that an Israeli-American teenager accused of making bomb threats to Jewish institutions in the US has autism and a brain tumour, according to his Lawyer.

The Evening Standard reports that David Friedman has been sworn in as US envoy to Israel.

All Israeli media cover the compromise reached between PM Netanyahu and Finance Minister Kahlon over the formation of the public broadcasting corporation.  There is plenty of criticism with Yediot Ahronoth interpreting the deal to mean that, ”Netanyahu will basically control the public broadcasting corporation” but also concludes “the new public broadcasting corporation will be devoid of content”. Haaretz accuse Kahlon and attorney-general  Mandelblit of agreeing to destroy the public broadcasting corporation.

Similarly all the outlets report on the Security Cabinet decision to approve the establishment of a new settlement for the former residents of the Amona outpost which will be located in the Shiloh Valley.

Israel Radio carries accusations from the UN and human rights organisations that Hamas is endangering lives with its decision to keep the access to the border crossing with Israel closed. Though access has reopened to allow for women and some patients to leave, men aged 15-45 who are in need of treatment are still not permitted to leave.

Maariv suggests that Israel has appealed to Russia that it will stop its activity in Syria if Russia can restrain Iran and Hezbollah and move them away from Israel’s border.

Haaretz reports on comments by former London Mayor Ken Livingstone that the SS set up training camps for Jews to prepare them for coming to Palestine.

Israel Hayom follows the continued dilemmas of Elor Azaria’s legal team, this time dismissing suggestions that they will cancel his appeal.

Yediot Ahronoth reports that Arab states have removed sensitive Jerusalem-related sites from an upcoming UNESCO resolution but have kept other contentious items on the agenda including the classing the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and the Tomb of Rachel near Bethlehem as Palestinian sites.

The Times of Israel Pakistan allows man to register as country’s first Jew in decades.

The Times of Israel also reports that UK comedian Eddie Izzard was banned from running in the Palestine Marathon due to his refusal to cancel his show in Tel Aviv.