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 19, 2009

Israel to go ahead with construction of 450 East J settlement homes

Ma'an
Israeli authorities recently revived a plan to build 450 residential units in a settlement neighborhood in East Jerusalem, the Hebrew version of the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz on Wednesday.

Haaretz’ business supplement, The Marker, said the Israeli department of government properties is expected to invite tenders for a bid to build 450 residential units in Pisgat Ze’ev, a neighborhood on the Palestinian side of the 1967 borders in internationally recognized East Jerusalem.

The newspaper said the department was relaxing some of its earlier requirements for bid so the project can get going in the next six months. Full story
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