West Bank government delays municipal elections, day after high court barred Gaza Strip from polls.

Palestinians expressed their dismay on Monday at a Palestinian Authority Supreme Court ruling that excluded the Gaza Strip from the next local elections.

Hamas is expected to hold internal elections that will likely result in a new political bureau head, but the movement has yet to officially announce any plans.

In a wide-ranging interview, former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy paints a worrying picture of the leadership abilities of PM Netanyahu and his suspicious relationship with Putin, as well as of the future of the Jewish state – but refuses to be pessimistic.

Israel’s Channel 10 reported Tuesday that Zionist Union MK Isaac Herzog and Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu have made significant progress towards forming a unity government.

“When eulogizing late President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu actually praised his own diplomatic vision and persona,” writes Mazal Mualem.

The Israel Press Council approves a change to ethics rules that forbids journalists and media outlets from discriminating against and excluding certain populations from their coverage. Among those opposing the change: the editor of ‘Israel Hayom’ and the publisher of ‘Haaretz.’

“‘Erased from Space and Consciousness’ is the product of years of meticulous research to raise awareness of the hundreds of villages Israel destroyed during and following the 1948 war. But is awareness enough to remedy the injustices of the past?” asks Tom Pessah.