Studies show that US coverage is Israeli-centric. The main bureaus for CNN, Associated Press, Time, etc. are located in Israel and often staffed by Israelis. The son of the NY Times bureau chief is in the Israeli army;"pundit" Jeffrey Goldberg served in the IDF; Wolf Blitzer worked for AIPAC. Because the U.S. gives Israel over $8 million/day - more than to any other nation - we feel it is essential that we be fully informed on this region. Below are news reports to augment mainstream coverage.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Israel probes website over 'murderer' soldier image

AFP - June 21
Israeli prosecutors on Sunday ordered a criminal investigation into a website that it says published a picture of an soldier with the caption "murderer" and asked readers to identify him.

Indymedia Israel, a news site and activists' forum, on April 17 posted pictures taken at Bilin, a village adjacent to Israel's West Bank barrier where a Palestinian protestor was killed by Israeli forces hours earlier... Full story

Remembering Bassem Abu Rahma