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.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Daily Situation Report: August 28, 2009

PMG
Israeli occupation forces
  • raided a village near Bethlehem and beat a number of civilians while invading their homes; 4 (including 1 woman) sustained contusions
  • conducted 9 raids into Palestinian territory
  • kidnapped 8 Palestinians and carried out 11 detentions
  • smashed 3 Palestinian vehicles' windshields
Palestinians on Palestinian land
  1. opened fire and fired a mortar towards Israeli soldiers

Full report
at 8/31/2009 05:53:00 PM