The Times, Telegraph, Independent, Independent i and the online edition of the Guardian all report on comments made by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a right-wing rally in Tel Aviv two days ahead of the country’s general election. Netanyahu outlined what he perceives as the dangers of his opponents winning tomorrow, while the Telegraph highlights Netanyahu’s claims of a “worldwide conspiracy” to unseat him by financing a campaign against him.

The Metro and the online edition of the Guardian both report that Netanyahu yesterday offered the leader of Kulanu, Moshe Kahlon, the role of finance minister if he forms the next government. The offer is seen as a move to entice traditional Likud voters who are intending to switch allegiance to Kulanu. Kahlon however, rejected Netanyahu’s offer.

A Times editorial says that “Israel needs change” as a beacon of democracy in a dangerous region. An Independent editorial argues that Israel faces a “stark choice” but that even if the Zionist Union is victorious, its leaders will find it hard to “undo the legacy” of Netanyahu, describing him as “ruthless.” In the Telegraph, David Blair pens a detailed election preview, profiling Netanyahu and Zionist Union leaders Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni, writing that all three come from Israeli political “aristocratic” stock. In the Guardian, Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh authors an opinion piece in which he pledges to demand equality for Israel’s Arab citizens and better conditions for all. City AM highlights the latest polling in Israel, which indicates that Zionist Union will triumph as the largest party.

The Financial Times, Independent, Times, Daily Mail and the online editions of the Guardian and Telegraph all report speculation that former Prime Minister Tony Blair will step back from his role as The Quartet’s Middle East envoy. Blair has apparently spoken to US Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini and is set to maintain some form of diplomatic role in the Middle East. The Financial Times offers a summary of Blair’s time at the Quartet and concludes he has “few results” to talk of during his eight years in the role.

The online editions of the Times, Telegraph, Independent and Financial Times all cover comments made by John Kerry to CBS, suggesting that the United States and the international community will in the end be forced to negotiate with Syria’s President Assad, if it wishes to stop the country’s brutal four-year civil war.

The Times online says that an internal report in Tehran for the country’s regime has concluded that Iran faces economic ruin if nuclear talks with the international community collapse. Kerry and Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif resumed talks yesterday in Switzerland in pursuit of a deal outline before the end of the month.

In the Israeli media, this morning’s dailies focus squarely on tomorrow’s election. Yediot Ahronot’s front page headline declares “The Countdown,” while Maariv leads with a similar “On the finish line” and Israel Hayom proclaims the choice between “Right wing or left wing.” There is plenty of coverage surrounding yesterday evening’s right-wing rally in Tel Aviv, at which Prime Minister Netanyahu and Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett both spoke. Writing in Yediot Ahronot, Sima Kadmon analyses the rally and says that it will have done little to persuade potential Kulanu voters who would normally vote for Likud to do so again, saying that they “do not view the settlers and the ultra-Orthodox as their allies, as their brothers who share their problems.”

In Maariv, the movements of many of the party leaders is reviewed. Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman said that he plans to be defence minister while Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Meanwhile, Israel Radio news says that Israel’s National Security Advisor Yossi Cohen visited Paris last week to learn more about France’s position on the current nuclear talks with Iran.