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

Israeli navy kidnaps five Palestinian fishermen off Gaza City shores

IMEMC
Israeli navel forces kidnapped on Wednesday midday five Palestinian fishermen off Gaza City shores. Full story
at 9/24/2009 07:26:00 AM