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 14, 2009

Israeli Army arrests Bethlehem woman, two Qalqiliya-area young men

Ma'an
The media office of the Palestinian police department said on Thursday that Israeli soldiers arrested a girl from the West Bank city of Bethlehem at the Container military checkpoint north of the city.

She was identified as 24-year-old A’ysha Mohammad Ahmad E’beiyat.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army invaded the town of A’zzun near the West Bank city of Qalqiliya and detained two residents after breaking into several homes.... They were taken to an undisclosed location.

In their report, the Palestinian police department said the Israeli army had invaded Fasayel village in the Jordan Valley, surrounded a home belonging to Mohammad Mahmoud An-Nawawreh, and handed him an order to stop construction on a project. Full story
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