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 22, 2009

PMG
Israeli occupation forces
  • conducted 14 raids into Palestinian territory
  • kidnapped 1 Palestinian civilian woman and carried out 14 detentions (including an American)
  • injured 8 Palestinians and 2 Italian peace activists
  • severely beat protestors with clubs and rifle butts, leaving 3 civilians, including a child, with contusions
Palestinians on Palestinian land
  1. held 5 demonstrations
Full report
at 8/26/2009 06:18:00 PM