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, September 25, 2009

Israel slammed for detention of human rights activist

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Charity calls for immediate release of Palestinian campaigner

The UK human rights charity War on Want has today called on the Israeli authorities to immediately release Mohammad Othman, a prominent Palestinian human rights activist arrested this week and currently being detained without charge.

Mr Othman [a prominent leader in the nonviolence movement] was arrested on 22 September on his return from Norway... He is currently being held in administrative detention, not being told of the charges against him... Full story

Blog on the situation

-- Earlier interview with Othman; Background on Jayyous - The Nation, David Bloom -

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