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Media Summary

Britain has lessons to learn from Israel on counterterrorism

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The Evening Standard features an article by Robert Fox, reporting from Jerusalem, on how Israel is changing its tactics to combat terrorism. Noting that the most recent attacks in Jerusalem have matched those carried out in Western Europe, Fox argues Israeli “fresh thinking has lessons from which Britain could learn”.

The Times reports that the struggle for influence in Iraq between the US and Iran is now focused on roads, as both pro-western and pro-Iranian groups compete to re-establish routes out of western Iraq as territory is retaken from ISIS.

The i and Evening Standard report that Israeli tech company Ethernity Networks is listing on the London Stock Exchange with a £45m float.

The Times reports that Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi said yesterday that he will sell a stake in gambling technology business Playtech worth £318m, in order to fund his property empire.

The Israeli media continue to lead with the developments in the crisis in the pediatric hemato-oncology department of Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem.

Maariv reports on the emergency meeting in the Knesset yesterday in which Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky told MKs that he had been deluged with angry calls and emails from American Jews who were considering stopping their donations to Israel as a protest over the recent decisions regarding conversion and the Western Wall. Yedioth Ahronoth reports that in a bid to embarrass the government, Yesh Atid introduced a private members bill which included the exact same wording of the 2016 cabinet decision over the Western Wall.

The Times of Israel reports that Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman met with his American counterpart James Mattis to discuss “regional strategy” and the ongoing cooperation  between the Israeli and US militaries.

Maariv reports on a serious road accident in the West Bank that killed seven people, including a mother and her five children. Kan Radio reports that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced a day of mourning today in the PA territories following the accident.

Haaretz reports on a trip to Spain being undertaken by Yair Lapid which is being funded by NGO Monitor.

The Times of Israel reports that US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley indicated she would block any appointment of a Palestinian official to a senior role at the UN.

Haaretz reports that the Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein will today give a speech at the Russian parliament.