In the UK media this morning, the Financial Times and Independent report Israel’s angry response to South Africa’s decision to label Israeli products from the West Bank. The Daily Telegraph notes that Denmark intends to implement a similar policy. The Daily Telegraph and Guardian look at the race for the Egyptian presidency and note the hardline rhetoric of the Islamic candidates. The Guardian covers Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments from yesterday’s cabinet meeting where he warned of the threat to the Jewish State posed by mass infiltration of African migrants. The Independent reports that family members of the Hamas terrorist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh who was killed in Dubai in 2010 object to a feature film being made about the saga. The paper also covers continued violence in northern Lebanon as two Sunni clerics, supportive of the uprising in Syria were shot at an army checkpoint. The Guardian and the Daily Telegraph note the death of Elbasat Ali al-Megrahi convicted of the Lockerbie bomb and the possible connection of Palestinian terrorists to the attack.

On Saturday, the Daily Telegraph covered the upcoming talks over Iran’s nuclear programme and speculated over a deal allowing UN inspectors into the military site of Parchin, for the first time in seven years. Iran is suspected of carrying out weaponisation experiments in the site. The paper notes PM Netanyahu’s scepticism in the deal. The Independent comments on Time Magazine’s cover story on PM Netanyahu. The Daily Telegraph also has a piece on a luxurious Jordanian prison which could house a deported Abu Quatada. The Guardian, Financial Times and BBC continued coverage of Syrian violence, including analysis from Ian Black in the Guardian suggesting recent bombings in Damascus most likely Jihadis who have turned on their former sponsor. In Sunday’s papers, the UK fascination with the TV show Homeland /Hatufim continues. The Mail on Sunday has a long spread talking to former Israeli POW’s. The Sunday Times claims Iran is assisting Assad identify and hunt down suicide bombers. The paper also looks ahead to the Egyptian presidential elections, it sees Amr Moussa as the leading candidate. The Sunday telegraph briefly profiles 5 pieces of Palestinian literature.

All of today’s Israel media is focused on the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme. The papers appear sceptical over a possible deal. Israel Hayom quotes an unnamed official saying Israel “hopes that the West will not give in to Iran in exchange for a slip of paper.” Opposition leader Shelly Yacimovich believes the US and world powers should be allowed to lead the fight against Iran. Yediot Ahronot reveals a case of an attempted kidnapping in the West Bank. Times of Israel reports on the first meeting today of the committee responsible drafting a conscription law that will include ultra-Orthodox Jews in the army. All papers note regional developments looking ahead to the presidential elections in Egypt and the continued violence in Syria. Haaretz includes a story from German news agency DPA claiming Syrian rebels have killed Assad’s defence minister and brother-in-law.

In Sunday’s Israeli media, all the papers lead on news from the US that the international community may be close to agreement with Iran over its nuclear programme. Israel Hayom notes the significance of IAEA Director General Amano making an unplanned visit to Tehran. Yediot Ahronot reports a statement by PM Netanyahu warning that Iran is able to buy more time. All outlets also note events of Jerusalem Day, marking 45 years since the city was reunited during the 1967 Six Day War. Ma’ariv leads with a long interview with former prime minister and former Jerusalem mayor Ehud Olmert. He reiterates just how close he came to concluding a peace deal with the Palestinians , given “another four-to-six months, I believe a peace agreement could have been reached. The gaps were very small, we had already reached the very last final stretch.” Ma’ariv notes the decision by the South African government to refuse to mark products from the settlements as made in Israel. The paper includes comment that sees the decision itself as not particularly concerning but notes those who successfully lobbied for the policy are those fundamentally opposed to the existence of a Jewish State. Yediot Ahronot reviews the problem of illegal immigrants infiltrating across Israel’s southern border and what the government in reality has done about it.