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.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Danish woman beaten by Israeli soldier

Safa farmers have been working the land all their lives

Ma'an
Israeli authorities declared Safa village north of Hebron a closed military zone and arrested two international peace activists, injuring a third Danish activist during protests Saturday.

Dozens of villagers and activists were attempting to reach Wad Abu A-Rish, an area near Safa that is the site of an attempted land takeover by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Soldiers barred the group from accessing the area, arrested a Danish and German activist and injured a second Danish woman by hitting her in the head with a rifle butt.

The group was trying to enter valley and work the lands set on three weeks ago by right-wing settlers from Bay Ayin... Full story


Video of previous incident:



A Korean news video of an incident in which American peace activist Huweida Araf risks her life (why didn't we see this on US news casts?):



Background information and photos on Safa