The Jerusalem Post comments on the growing rift between Washington and Jerusalem and on the reports that “top-level administration officials may skip AIPAC’s policy conference in early March in Washington,” and notes that “The dispute between the US and Israel seems to be getting worse as a deal with Iran seems to be getting closer.” The editor opines: “It’s time for Washington and Jerusalem to heal their rift and reaffirm their unshakable alliance,” and concludes: “Straight talk is good between allies, but petty public squabbles only stoke the fires and feed the appetites of the enemies of both Israel and America.”

Haaretz quotes a study by the United Nations Refugee Convention, and determines: “Israel is the least moral country in the world when it comes to awarding asylum to people who deserve it.” The editor calls on the State to give refuge to asylum seekers, “as other Western nations do,” and calls on the High Court of Justice to “hurry up and close the [Holot] detention facility.”

Yediot Aharonot believes that veteran voters will for the most part and for a range of reasons remain loyal to their historic voting pattern, and states that the strategists, crisis management advisors and media advisors would be wise to focus their efforts on an attempt to convince young citizens and new immigrants. The author adds: “We are probably talking about only a few tens of thousands of voters. And a few tens of thousands of voters make all the difference.”

Yisrael Hayom asserts that Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog's weekend interview with the Washington Post is “a demonstration of complete disconnection from reality,” and declares that his statement that he trusts Obama to get a good deal with Iran is reminiscent of Neville Chamberlain’s declaration of ‘peace in our time’ upon his return to London after signing the Munich Agreement with Hitler in 1938. The author believes that it is the moral duty of the Israeli prime ministers “to raise as much global awareness as possible and to try to indirectly influence the situation,” and states: “The fact that Herzog and Tzipi Livni come out against the government's policy on Iran time and time again, inviting international pressure and aligning themselves with the weak and irresponsible policy of U.S. President Barack Obama, shows their complete disregard for the existential threat facing Israel from Iran.”

Globes comments on the government’s intent to regulate the natural gas market, and asserts that the “Antitrust gas proposal is pointless.” The author declares: “This measure is meaningless for the home consumer, because over 95% of the market in the coming decade is already covered by the existing gas agreements - and state is not proposing to change the prices in these agreements.”