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.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Elephants in the room

Ha'aretz
.... We are critical of the Palestinians over Shalit [Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian resistance], but remember how captured British soldiers were treated by the Israelis to be. They were hung and their bodies booby-trapped. Full story

More on Israeli history
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