The Times, the Telegraph, the FT, the BBC, the Mirror and the Guardian report on former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s keynote speech at the Jewish Labour Movement’s 2018 conference. Mr Brown called for the Labour Party to “unanimously, unequivocally and immediately” adopt the internationally agreed definition of antisemitism ahead of the meeting of Labour’s national executive committee tomorrow. The Times also quotes Claudia Webbe, a member of the NEC and chairwoman of the disputes panel, who hinted in a BBC interview that she would continue to demand changes to the IHRA definition as it is “not a perfect tool” because it might mean individuals could not express legitimate criticism of Israel. The Guardian lead with backbench MP Margaret Hodge’s comments that she would “stand and fight” within Labour as the argument about antisemitism in the party threatens to turn into a battle over its future. The Telegraph also publish an op-ed by Ed Balls who said Corbyn has “crossed the line” with remarks he has made about Israel and Jews and must show he understands why the Jewish community is “upset and worried” about his leadership. The FT lead on Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry’s interview to the paper in which she says the Labour Party should adopt the IHRA definition with all its examples.

The Times and the BBC report on a missile strike at a military airbase near the centre of Damascus in the early hours of yesterday, which have been attributed by Syrian sources to an Israeli airstrike. The Syrian government denied there had been a bombing, claiming that the explosion at an ammunition dump was the result of an electrical fault. The airbase serves as a headquarters for Syrian Air Force intelligence, one of the most repressive intelligence agencies in the world and the most loyal to President Bashar Assad, according to the report.

The Guardian and the Telegraph lead with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to Israel this week. The Guardian note how Duterte once compared himself to Hitler and his bloody war on drugs to the Holocaust. The trip is being promoted in Israel as an opportunity for him to meet thousands of Filipino expatriate workers and commemorate Manila’s role in the Second World War as a safe haven for about 1,300 Jews. The Telegraph say that Duterte’s trip is an opportunity to seek a new weapons supplier and new agreements on defence and labour. While in Jerusalem, Duterte will tour the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, visit a monument erected to remember the actions taken by the Philippines during the Holocaust, and meet two Jews who were rescued by his country. He will also meet Israeli president, Reuven Rivlin.

The Times, the BBC, the FT, the Independent and the Guardian assess the US decision to withdraw its $350m annual support to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), as well as its $200m in separate aid for the Palestinians. Nadia Hijab, of the Palestinian think tank al-Shabaka, said that by appearing to favour Israel the Trump administration had undermined the US position as a trustworthy peace broker.

The Guardian publish a letter by 4 Joint List Israeli MKs in which they express on behalf of all Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel their solidarity with Jeremy Corbyn. They write how the British political class ignores the Palestinian historical plight, and attacks and abuses the British and European leader [Corbyn] who vocally supports the Palestinian cause of peace and equality.

The Telegraph, the Independent and the BBC report that the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has admitted that an airstrike on a school bus last month, killing dozens of civilians, was unjustified. The paper notes that the rare admission of fault comes amid mounting pressure from the coalition’s US backers to limit civilian deaths from airstrikes. The coalition blamed “delays” for the incident, claiming it had intelligence that Houthi leaders were on the bus but delays in executing the strike and receiving a no-strike order should be investigated.

Haaretz, Maariv and Israel Hayom report statements by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that President Trump’s advisors proposed a Jordanian-Palestinian Confederation. Abbas said: “The negotiators for US President Donald Trump proposed a peace plan based on a confederacy with Jordan. I will agree to such a plan only if Israel is part of the confederation,” which is a regime where states unite under a joint central government.

Abbas also said that he met occasionally with GSS Director Nadav Argaman and that he had instructed his men to meet daily with Israeli officials who deal with security coordination. Discussing the US, Abbas said that “the US is hostile to the Palestinians and is shutting down the peace process,” and that “the US wants to liquidate UNRWA.” In a statement on Sunday evening, Jonathan Greenblatt said: “Over the past 19 months we have probed all relevant parties about many ideas and possibilities. The plan, when released, will reflect ideas that we think are realistic, fair and implementable that will enhance the lives of the Israeli and Palestinian people. We will not discuss any specific ideas or private conversations that may or may not have been had with leaders in the region.”

The Times of Israel reports that Jordan rejected the alleged proposal. Jordanian government spokeswoman Jumana Ghneimat said that joining the kingdom with the West Bank is not a matter that is open for discussion.

Commenting on the American proposal in Yediot Ahronoth Ben-Dror Yemini argues that “The connection that Jordan made was entirely natural. It was not a connection between strangers, but between brothers… If the Middle East were administered rationally, connecting members of the same people would be natural… on the assumption that the US administration, as Abu Mazen said yesterday, did indeed propose establishing a Jordanian-Palestinian confederation, this was correct and reasonable. It isn’t clear why Abu Mazen insists on Israel joining such a federation.”

Kan Radio News reports that GSS Director Nadav Argaman met with Abbas in Ramallah in recent months and urged him not to sabotage the efforts to reach a truce arrangement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and to promote intra-Palestinian reconciliation. Israel also tried to persuade Abbas to end the economic sanctions on Gaza that have substantially cut the salaries of [Palestinian Authority] employees in the Gaza Strip. Security establishment officials said that Abu Mazen was still offended by Hamas’s takeover of the Gaza Strip and the expulsion of the PA and was therefore unwilling to compromise.

Israel Hayom publish an opinion piece by Jason Greenblatt titled ‘Trump wants this to be a year of peace’.

Kan Radio News reports on the visit to Israel by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who began arrived yesterday. Duterte told a group of 1,500 citizens of the Philippines living in Israel that the human rights activists protesting his policies were stupid. Israeli journalists were not permitted to enter the auditorium, but foreign journalists who were there reported that Duterte’s aides tried to tone down his statements during his speech. The president of the Philippines thanked Israel for permitting many citizens of his country to work in the Holy Land, as he put it, and noted that Israel was the only country in the Middle East where Filipino workers were treated with respect. Haaretz reports that according to his official schedule, Duterte will be having lunch with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and also meet with President Reuven Rivlin. He will participate in an event involving Filipinos working in Israel, tour the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum and the Old City of Jerusalem, and also pay a visit to a monument to the actions taken by the Philippines to open its borders to Jews during the Holocaust. Haaretz continues by suggesting that “the visit includes other aspects that have not been made public, including a visit to a display of advanced weapons and equipment arranged by the Defence Ministry, and the signing of an oil exploration license that is being granted to the Israeli-owned company Ratio Petroleum.”

The Times of Israel reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Sunday with James Jeffrey, the US envoy for Syria. Netanyahu discussed “the situation in Syria and the joint effort to stop Iran’s terror and aggression.”

The Jerusalem Post reports comments by Prime Minister Netanyahu that Israel won’t agree to a cease-fire deal with Hamas in Gaza without the return of the remains of the two missing soldiers who are presumed dead. He issued a statement after he met for the first time in five months with the parents of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, who are believed to have been killed during the 2014 Gaza War but whose bodies still remain in Gaza. Netanyahu told the families “there would be no arrangement in the Gaza Strip without the return of the boys.”

Kan Radio News reports that police investigators believe that they have discredited Prime Minister Netanyahu’s story in Case 2,000, which deals with his talks with Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Noni Mozes, based on testimony from Israel Hayom owners Sheldon and Miriam Adelson and from the paper’s former editor Amos Regev. Prime Minister Netanyahu is scheduled to be questioned about Case 2,000 again, in all likelihood for the last time.