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, July 17, 2009

Israeli soldiers crack down on Ni'lin protesters

Ma'an
Israeli soldiers rained tear gas on hundreds of protesters against the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank village of Ni’lin, west of Ramallah, on Friday.

The protesters were calling for the removal of the structure and Israeli settlements that have been built on lands seized from their town.

...Awaiting its final concrete form, the barrier at this stage is a pair of barbed wire fences on either side of an army access road. Upon reaching the barrier, waiting soldiers fired a barrage of tear-gas grenades, sending demonstrators running. Medics treated dozens of protesters on the spot for the excruciating effects of the gas.

...Over the past year Israeli forces have killed five Palestinians during Ni’lin’s weekly demonstration and critically injured an American activist, who remains in a coma at a Tel Aviv hospital. Dozens have been shot with live ammunition and rubber-coated bullets at the protests.

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