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.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Fayyad harvests olives with US envoy

Ma'an
Caretaker Prime Minister Salam Fayyad joined US Consul General Daniel Rubinstein in the West Bank village of Abud, outside of Ramallah, to take part in the community's annual olive harvest.

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