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.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Leader or bulletproof vest?

Ha'aretz
... Just recently, a meeting between [Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu] and U.S. envoy George Mitchell was canceled after it became clear that the [Israeli] government has no intention of acceding to the Obama administration's demand to halt settlement construction.... Full story
at 6/27/2009 06:14:00 AM