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 3, 2009

Israeli forces detain 14 West Bank Palestinians

Ma'an
Israeli forces seized 14 "wanted" Palestinians in the Wset Bank overnight, according to the Hebrew-language newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.

It said three were detained in Qalqiliya, three in Nablus, four around Ramallah, three near Bethlehem and one in Hebron. The detainees were transferred for interrogation, the newspaper said.

Three of the four areas of last night's arrest fall within Israel's self-declared no-go zone. Several weeks ago Israel announced it had handed over Qalqiliya, Ramallah and Bethlehem to full Palestinian Authority control, and would avoid such arrest raids.

Israeli forces also detained five Palestinians in Bil'in overnight, but it was not immediately clear if they were included in the total of 14 quoted in Monday morning's news reports.
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