The documents leaked from the Palestinian Authority’s Negotiations Support Unit continue to dominate Israel related coverage in the UK media. The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Times, Financial Times and BBC Online have details of the latest documents, which include an alleged claim by Palestinians that Quartet Envoy Tony Blair is excessively biased toward Israel, and revelations of the PA’s distrust of Iran. The Guardian has an article by Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat defending the positions he took. In other stories, the Guardian runs a letter arguing that writer Ian McEwan should have refused to go to Jerusalem to receive a literary prize. The paper also has an article arguing that only ‘authentic’ Palestinian leaders can deliver peace. The Independent notes that the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum’s archive is now available online. The Times notes the freezing of the accounts in the UK of Press TV, a television station that broadcasts from London but is owned by the Iranian government. The Financial Times runs a piece on the current strains on Washington’s Middle East policy. Reuters notes criticism of the IDF’s decision to use paintball weapons in the seizing of the Mavi Marmara ship. BBC Online notes that two Palestinians have confessed to carrying out the recent murder of US tourist Kristine Luken in the Jerusalem area. BBC Online also notes a visit by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague to Syria, and runs a piece on a refusal by two local councillors in Stoke on Trent to sign a memorial book to victims of the Holocaust. The Times has a comment piece on the disorder in Egypt. The paper also has an excerpt from a new book on Jerusalem. 

In the Israeli media, all papers focus on the ongoing unrest in Egypt this week. All papers also note remarks by Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat that US and British citizens were responsible for the leaked Palestinian documents. Haaretz notes a march in Gaza against Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The Jerusalem Post notes remarks by Erekat expressing PA suspicion of Iran. Ynetnews and Maariv, meanwhile, notes remarks by a Russian official that the computer worm attack on Iranian nuclear facilities was risky and could have resulted in a nuclear disaster. All papers report that the State Comptroller ruled out malice in his report on land acquisition by IDF chief of staff designate Yoav Galant to the Attorney-General.