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 7, 2009

Internationals helping with olive harvest threatened with detention

Ma'an
Israeli authorities prevented a foreign solidarity group from helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the village of Sabastia Tuesday morning. Full story

Sabastia
Olive harvest info
at 10/07/2009 08:29:00 AM