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.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Departing IDF officer urges 'zero tolerance' to radical Right

YNET
The government must adopt a zero tolerance attitude towards extremist settlers, a departing senior officer said Wednesday during his farewell ceremony.

...The outgoing senior officer also received anonymous threats, one of which said "(Shamni) you are an anti-Semitic Jew hater. We know how to find you. You love Arabs, the devil's spawn. Anyone who supports them is the devil's spawn too, and so are you." Full story
at 10/21/2009 05:22:00 PM