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 7, 2009

Teenager taken from home during 3am Israeil raid

File photo
Ma'an
Local sources reported Israeli troops entering Beit Furik at 3am Friday morning and detaining 16-year-old Tamer Kamal Hanini after raiding his home and harassing his family.


At least a half dozen militarized vehicles overran the western end of the Nablus-area village, locals said. Full story
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