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Media Summary

Nikki Haley visits Western Wall on Israel trip

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A Guardian editorial on US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy says that unnamed Israeli think tanks have backed the move by several Arab states to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar.

Writing in the Guardian, Simon Tisdall says that Trump’s threats to withdraw the US from the Iranian nuclear deal are being “egged on by Israel”.

The i reports that Amnesty International have called on the UK to ban the import of goods produced in “illegal Israeli settlements”.

The Daily Mail reports that a banner produced by Labour Party supporters depicting Prime Minister Theresa May wearing a Star of David shaped earring has reignited accusations of antisemtism within the Labour Party.

The Israeli media primarily focuses on international news in the form of the terror attacks in Tehran, the British elections, and the testimony of former head of the FBI James Comey.

Yediot Ahronot’s front page features a report from an Israeli journalist in Qatar.

Maariv reports that the US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, visited the Western wall during her trip to Israel.

Maariv also reports comments by IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot in which he said that Hezbollah has taken a significant hit in Syria but have also strengthened its military capability.

Haaretz reports that Israel has granted temporary residency status to 200 Darfur Refugees, although it calls the decision “cosmetic and arbitrary”.

Yediot Ahronot features newspaper headlines and stories from 50 years ago today when Israel captured the Old City of Jerusalem.

Walla reports that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is due to visit the region Israel next month in order to mark 25 years of diplomatic ties, will not visit Ramallah or the Palestinian Authority.

Kan Radio report that Kulanu MK and Housing and Construction Minister Yoav Galant recently met with Likud Central Committee members and told them he intended to join Likud in the next elections. Galant was recently reported to be behind plans to build thousands of apartment units in the West Bank.