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, August 28, 2009

Five Palestinians detained near Al-Aqsa Mosque

Ma'an
Five Palestinians were detained on en route to Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem around noon, according to Israeli news reports....

... Tens of thousands of Muslim Palestinians were thought to have participated in prayers on Friday, one of the four more important days of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.

Israel prevented access to all West Bank Palestinian males younger than 50, and females younger than 45, from the site, which is considered by Muslims to be the third holiest site in Islam... Full story
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