The Guardian and Telegraph both cover violent protests which erupted over the weekend in Arab towns in north and central Israel. The unrest was sparked after Israeli police shot dead a local man in the village of Kfar Kana on Friday. Police said that they were left with no choice after the man attacked them with a knife, although CCTV footage has raised questions about their account. The Telegraph says that a police investigation has been launched.

The Independent i reports that Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Legislation yesterday approved a bill which would apply Israeli law to Israeli citizens, although not to Palestinians, living in the West Bank. The area is currently governed by military regulations. However, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Finance Minister Yair Lapid have both appealed the decision.

The Independent online says that a group of Palestinians yesterday symbolically knocked a hole in the West Bank security barrier, in a message timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Writing in the Guardian, Daniel Barenboim says that Germany must begin to exert political pressure on Israel over relations with the Palestinians, despite historic sensitivities.

The Independent and Independent i both report that the Fatah faction of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas was forced to cancel a memorial rally in Gaza on the 10th anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s death. The Hamas-dominated interior ministry said that it could not provide security for the event.

The Guardian online covers controversy over a Pittsburgh conflict-themed restaurant, which has recently focused its menu on Palestinian issues and culture. It has been criticised for promoting distinctly anti-Israel messages, an accusation it denies.

The Independent’s “Picture of the Day” features a group of Israeli soldiers participating yesterday as part of an honour guard at a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Ramle, where more than 5,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen are buried.

The Guardian, Telegraph and Independent i all cover comments made by US President Obama, who said that “big gaps” remain in the international community’s nuclear talks with Iran as a 24 November deadline to conclude a long-term agreement looms. The Financial Times says that Tehran is under pressure to strike an agreement as a result of plunging oil prices. Meanwhile, the Times claims that if a solution is reached, the United States will open a trade office in Tehran.

The Independent reports that NGOs in Egypt fear a government crackdown with new tough registration regulations coming into force today.

In the Israeli media, the violence in Arab communities following Friday’s shooting in Kfar Kana is the main story. It is the top item in Yediot Ahronot, Maariv and in Israel Hayom, which focuses on an incident yesterday in which a Jewish Israeli man was dragged from his car near an Arab town. Although he was rescued, the car was burned in what Israel Hayom calls a “near lynching.”

The top story in Haaretz is yesterday’s resignation of Environment Minister Amir Peretz, a member of Justice Minister Tzipi Livni’s Hatnuah Party. At a press conference yesterday, Peretz said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “not the solution, he is the problem.” Haaretz says that Peretz’s resignation and apparent tension between Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid show “cracks in the coalition.” Israel Radio news says that the Knesset will today begin to debate the 2015 budget, which has already proved controversial and is likely to exacerbate political tensions.

In another political development, Israel Radio news reports that an agreement was reached between Netanyahu and Likud Central Committee chair MK Danny Danon to hold a primary for the party leadership on 6 January. MK Moshe Feiglin is the only current challenger to Netanyahu, although some have interpreted the vote itself as preparation for elections.