Israel-Palestine: The Missing Headlines: Daily Situation Report: August 21, 2009

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.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Daily Situation Report: August 21, 2009

PMG
Israeli occupation forces

conducted 19 raids into Palestinian territory (during one of these raids they entered and searched a kindergarten)
kidnapped 9 Palestinians and carried out 13 detentions
closed various sections of Palestinian cities and 47 main roads
continued construction of the wall on Palestinian land

Palestinians on Palestinian land