Most major British news outlets report the Jeremy Corbyn antisemitism story and the protests by Jewish groups yesterday evening. The Telegraph reported that the Labour Party leader has been accused of becoming a “poster-boy” for antisemitism as more than 15 of his MPs joined a Jewish protest against his leadership. The Labour MPs said that they wanted to “drain the cesspit” of antisemitism within their party as they joined an extraordinary 600-strong protest organised by Jewish leaders in Parliament Square. The Telegraph also published an article by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid, an op-ed by political correspondent Michael Deacon and an editorial which argued that while Corbyn admitted that Labour had a problem with “pockets of anti-Semitism,” he had declined to apologise for his admiration for a mural depicting Jewish financiers playing Monopoly on the backs of the oppressed, and thus made him unfit to be Prime Minister. BBC News Online reports that prominent Labour figures have called on Corbyn to do more to “root out” antisemitism from within the party, covered his apology and reported that he is seeking an “urgent meeting” with Jewish leaders to discuss their concerns about the rise of antisemitism in the Labour Party. They also produced a report on the now widespread antisemitism in the UK and an opinion piece by political editor Laura Kuenssberg.

The Daily Mail reports that hundreds gathered outside Parliament to back Jewish leaders’ condemnation of Corbyn over antisemitism as Labour’s leader admits it is a bigger problem than a “few bad apples”. They also published two op-eds by Richard Littlejohn that argues Labour’s heart has been poisoned by antisemitism and Robert Hardman which focuses on the protests. The Times reports that senior MPs have warned that antisemites will destroy Labour. It also published an op-ed by Hugo Rifkind arguing that Jeremy Corbyn “can’t pretend he has only just noticed antisemitism in the party,” while Oliver Wright argues that “the current antisemitism row is a battle for the soul of Labour Party”. The London Evening Standard reports that Jewish leaders dismissed Jeremy Corbyn’s apology for “pockets of antisemitism” within the Labour Party and urged him to take “real action” to deal with the problem. It also published an op-ed by Justin Cohen that argues Corbyn has “a dangerous antisemitic blind spot,” while the Comment argues that “Labour must act to end antisemitism in its ranks”. The Independent published an article explaining “what is the row over Jeremy Corbyn and antisemitism about?” and reports that “hundreds of people protest outside Parliament against antisemitism in the Labour Party”. The Guardian reports that according to e-mails, Labour ignored a formal complaint over the antisemitic mural. It also published an editorial on the  Guardian’s view on Labour and antisemitism and an op-ed by David Sabbagh on “Why Labour continues to struggle with antisemitism”. The Metro, Mirror, Channel 4 News, Huffpost, Sky News, ITV News, City AM and Newsweek also have coverage of Corbyn’s comments and the protests that followed.

The Daily Mail reports that Israel fired Iron Dome missiles after mistakenly thinking militants had launched rockets in the Gaza Strip. On Sunday night, air raid sirens sounded across southern Israel, and the country’s Iron Dome missile defence system launched multiple projectiles into the night sky. The military fired tank shells at targets in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli media also reported. An Israeli military spokesman said that no missiles had been fired at Israeli territory and the sirens and Iron Dome missiles were triggered by machine gun fire in the Gaza Strip.

The Daily Mail via AP reports that Israel’s Defence Minister has thanked the United States for including a “record-breaking” $705m to aid the country’s missile defence in the spending bill passed last week. Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that the aid will be used for the development of Israel’s multi-layered system, which is designed to shoot down short-range rockets from Gaza and Lebanon, and counter long-range threats like that posed by Iran. The US provides $3.1bn in military aid to Israel each year under a ten-year security arrangement. The $705m is a separate allocation, and is up from the $600m provided for missile defence last year.

The Daily Mail via AFP reports that footballers in Israel will be able to continue playing on Saturdays after the government approved a waiver for the sport on the Jewish day of rest, officials said on Monday. Matches held on Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, have long been a cause of discord between less-observant Israelis and the country’s ultra-Orthodox and religious nationalist communities. Judaism forbids working on Shabbat – observed from Friday to Saturday night – but football matches in Israel have historically been held on the holy day.

The Daily Mail via AP reports that Germany’s new foreign minister on Monday urged the Palestinians “not to tear down bridges,” an apparent reference to President Mahmoud Abbas’ contentious relationship with the US and political rival Hamas. Heiko Mass also acknowledged differences with Israel about the international community’s nuclear deal with Iran, but gave no commitment to altering the deal ahead of a mid-May deadline set by US President Donald Trump.

BBC News Online reports that that free speech in university is under threat from “intolerant attitudes”, according to a report from MPs and peers. The report found that flashpoints tended to be around a number of “divisive issues” – such as Israel and Palestine, “transgender issues,” right and left-wing clashes and “pro-life or anti-abortion views”.

The Israeli media focuses on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his family being questioned by police yesterday in the case 4000 Bezeq investigation.

Maariv reports on what it calls a “Demographic Firestorm”. Yesterday, deputy director of the Civil Administration Col. Haim Mendes informed the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee that, according to Palestinian sources, there were 3m Palestinians in the West Bank and 2m in Gaza

The committee chairman, MK Avi Dichter (Likud), said that this was a “completely new, significant and very surprising statistic”. MK Motti Yogev (Jewish Home) challenged the veracity of the Palestinian figures and called upon the Defence Minister to require the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) to provide accurate numbers, arguing that “the Palestinian Authority (PA) lies and also counts the 317,000 residents of East Jerusalem. The PA does not report deaths, and so a document was submitted to the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee showing that in the past decade, ten times as many Arabs were born in Judea and Samaria than died.” Conversely, MK Ofer Shelah (Yesh Atid) said that the numbers meant “separation— or a danger to the existence of the Zionist vision”. MK Ahmed Tibi (Joint List) said that the parity between Jews and Arabs between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River represented “a reality of occupation and apartheid,” adding that “the idea of an Arab prime minister, which now appears delusional, is approaching” and promised that in such a case a government under his leadership would make sure to maintain an equal and democratic state.

In a separate article in Maariv, Prof. Sergio Della Pergola argues that “the data submitted yesterday by the deputy director of the Civil Administration…are very close to reality,” adding that “the Jewish population and the Arab population are more or less equal in the area… that extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River.” He concludes that “the answer lies in defining the area that will ultimately be under Israeli sovereignty: more area means less Jewish identity; more Jewish identity means less area.”

Israel Hayom reports on a series of secret efforts by the Israeli government and security forces to prevent the escelation of tensions in May 2017 over the instalaiton of metel detectors at the Temple Mount.

Kan Rado News reports that the security establishment’s comptroller fiercely criticised the readiness of the IDF’s ground forces, mainly the Armoured Corps in a report that was submitted four months ago. The report was compiled by 20 senior officers in reserves, headed by a brigadier general.

Yediot Ahronoth and Times of Israel report that about 15 families moved into two buildings near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron yesterday evening after saying that they had purchased them legally. Peace Now issued a statement, arguing: “This is unparalleled chutzpah. Even if the Civil Administration did give a permit to the transaction in the last few days, this is still not proof of ownership and the position of the Palestinians, who firmly claim that the house was not sold, has still not been heard.”

Haaretz features the case of an Eritrean grandfather who faces deportation because immigration officials claim he is 32 years old. The Jerusalem Post quotes an NGO that claims that the state is still detaining Sudanese migrants from Darfur despite assurances to the courts that it would cease the practice.

Yediot Ahronot reports that the mayors of seven different cities from accross Israel have joined the Kulanu party.