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 19, 2009

Israeli troops take high school student from home in dawn raid

Maan
Israeli troops detained a high school student taking his final exams from his home in the West Bank and took him to an unknown destination early Friday morning.

Locals said troops overran a neighborhood south of the Tulkarem city center and broke into the home of the 18-year old... His family was not told of the charge against him and do not know where he is being held...  Full story - Maan