The Telegraph includes an interview with Israeli Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, considered the father of behavioural economics. He says that many of the decisions being made by the public on the European Union referendum, appear to be driven by short-term considerations, irritation and anger, rather than a rational consideration of long-term consequences.

Another article in the Telegraph reports on the culmination of a Palestinian reality television show called “The President,” in which contestants competed to be voted by the public as an appropriate Palestinian president. The article comments that the popular programme is the “closest Palestinians have come to a presidential election in years,” with current Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas having been elected for a four-year term in 2005. There has been no further presidential election since Abbas assumed office.

The Daily Mail reports that Israeli manufacturer Sirin Labs has launched a mobile phone handset with “military grade” security, said to be the most secure handset in the world, retailing at £10,000.

In Syria, the Times online report that troops loyal to President Assad have entered the Raqqa Province for the first time in two years, with the help of Russian air strikes. The area is currently an ISIS stronghold. Meanwhile, the Telegraph online claims that UK special forces have been helping rebel forces in Syria to defend their positions against ISIS attack.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Haaretz, Maariv and also covered prominently in Yediot Ahronot, is the news that Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will examine claims by French millionaire Arnaud Mimran, that he donated one million Euros to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an amount which would easily exceed the permitted limit for a single campaign donation. Mimran made the claim in a French court, where he is standing trial for fraud. Writing in Maariv, Ben Caspit said: “Netanyahu’s network is sophisticated, covert and disciplined. Over the course of the years there have been several investigative reports and articles about that network’s efficiency and methods, but no one has been able to prove it.”

Israel Hayom says that Netanyahu’s office denies any wrongdoing as does Israel Radio news, which reports that Netanyahu’s bureau said that he accepted Mimran’s money as a private citizen in the early 2000s.

A major item in Maariv, Haaretz and Israel Hayom is an apparent spat between Netanyahu and Jewish Home leader, Education Minister Naftali Bennett. In public comments, Bennett accused Netanyahu of hypocrisy, championing the Land of Israel when speaking in Hebrew, but supporting the idea of a Palestinian state in English.  Israel Radio news says that Likud officials countered that Bennett himself was part of a government in which Tzipi Livni spearheaded peace talks with the Palestinian Authority.

Israel Radio news reports that Netanyahu will today arrive for a two-day visit in Moscow, during which he will meet with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin over strategic issues and mark 25 years of official ties between the two countries. In Maariv, Dana Somberg speculates that Netanyahu will attempt to enlist Putin’s support for a regional peace push, as an alternative to the multi-lateral forum being promoted by France.