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.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Barghothi slams Israeli tactics on negotiations

Ma'an
By refusing a state on the 1967 borders Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has added to the list of government positions that leave no room for Palestinian negotiations, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) Mustafa Barghothi said.

Netanyahu’s government has put forward a series of positions that only reinforce the Israeli desire to make Palestine a prison for Palestinians and in no way a viable state, Barghouthi said Thursday... Full story
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