The Telegraph, Daily Mail and Metro all cover Sunday night’s protest by the Ethiopian-Israeli community in Tel Aviv which turned violent, leaving several protestors and policemen lightly injured. It was the second large-scale demonstration within days by the community against police violence and institutional discrimination directed against them, sparked by the beating of an Ethiopian-Israeli soldier by police which was caught on camera. The Telegraph covers comments made yesterday by Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin, who both said that more must be done to tackle racism.

The Guardian covers yesterday’s announcement by Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman that his party will not join the Likud-led coalition and that he will subsequently resign as Foreign Minister. Lieberman called the nascent coalition “opportunist.” His decision leaves Prime Minister Netanyahu with a potentially wafer-thin single seat parliamentary majority.

The Telegraph, Times, Guardian, Independent, Independent i and the online edition of the Financial Times all cover the publication yesterday of a report by the pressure group Breaking the Silence (BtS) over the conduct of the IDF during Operation Protective Edge last summer. Consisting of testimony by 60 Israeli soldiers, the report claims that rules of engagement during the conflict did not adequately distinguish between combatant and civilian. The Times says that the IDF responded saying that it had not been handed evidence by BtS during their investigation, while the Telegraph quotes the IDF saying it will look into the report’s claims.

The Guardian online reports that the singer and performer Lauryn Hill has cancelled a show in Israel, as she has been unable to also arrange a concert in the West Bank. She said she did not want to be “misconstrued” or become a “source of alienation” to Israeli or Palestinian fans.

The Telegraph online says that President Rivlin yesterday sent gifts on behalf of the State of Israel to Princess Charlotte, including a dress and a brooch.

Elsewhere in the region, the Times online covers an Amnesty International report which says that widespread use of indiscriminate barrel bombs by Syria’s President Assad is responsible for at least 11,000 deaths and constitutes a crime against humanity.

The Financial Times online includes a feature on Tehran’s stock exchange as it prepares for a “flood” of foreign investment with the potential lifting of sanctions if a nuclear deal is agreed between Iran and the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany).

In the Israeli media, the main story is yesterday’s surprise announcement by Avigdor Lieberman that Yisrael Beitenu will remain in opposition. It is the top item in Israel Hayom, Maariv, Haaretz and Yediot Ahronot which includes a quote from Lieberman in its headline, “We preferred principles over seats.” Explaining Lieberman’s decision, Nahum Barnea in Yediot Ahronot says that Yisrael Beitenu was facing potential political extinction had it joined the government. However, Ben Caspit in Maariv says that the impact of Lieberman’s decision will see Kulanu’s Moshe Kahlon struggle to achieve his planned reforms with a government hanging by the thread of a single-seat majority.

Both Maariv and Israel Hayom focus on attempts yesterday by senior leaders to calm tensions in the Ethiopian-Israeli community, following Sunday evening’s violent protest in Tel Aviv. Maariv highlights Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting with the Ethiopian-Israeli soldier whose was beaten by policemen, which proved the catalyst to the unrest. Netanyahu said yesterday “It is our obligation to fight racism.”

Israel Radio news says that a Jerusalem court will this morning discuss the sentence to be handed down to former-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was convicted in March of fraud and breach of trust in what is known as the Talansky Affair. The prosecution is expected to request a prison sentence. Olmert is already facing a prison sentence on additional convictions.