In today’s British press there is continued commentary on the Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to the US, with references to Israeli and Middle East issues in a number of outlets. The Telegraph reports on President Obama’s warning yesterday that ‘Iran’s chance for nuclear talks is shrinking.’ The paper also reports on an Iranian campaign to block the BBC’s Persian-language news channel. The Independent and the Guardian reveal leaked emails from Bashar al-Assad and his wife, revealing the involvement of Iranian and Hezbollah officials in the suppression of protest in Syria. BBC online follows the latest developments in the fighting in northern Syria. BBC also covers the questioning of Ahmadinejad by Iranian parliamentarians. The Times reports that a Palestinain child originally thought to have been killed in an Israeli air strike was in fact killed by a stray bullet fired during a funeral procession. The Times also covers the arrest of 22 Azeri nationals suspected of planning terror attacks against Israeli and Western targets in Azerbaijan. The Financial Times profiles Israel’s ultra-orthodox community and investigates Israeli ‘tax leakage’ of Palestinian funds.

The Israeli media today note two more Grad rockets fired at Beer Sheva last night. All papers also focus on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech on the Iranian threat in the Knesset yesterday. The speech, according to Ma’ariv contained the most explicit suggestion that Israel would act unilaterally against Iranian nuclear facilities. The newspaper also assess that the Prime Minister currently has the backing of 8 out of 14 members of the security cabinet if an action will be required. Israel Hayom supports the Prime Minster with an article by their editor-in-chief entitled ‘Difficult, Bold, Possible’. Yediot Ahronot lead on the Ministry of Education’s plan to reduce the number of matriculation exams for school leavers. Ma’ariv’s front page covers the passing away of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, leader of one of largest and most prominent ultra-orthodox sects. Both Yediot Ahronot and Haaretz give prominent coverage to the leaked emails from the Syrian leader and his wife.