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, October 8, 2009

Land confiscations resume as Anata targeted with military orders

Ma'an
Israeli authorities delivered military orders for the confiscation of Palestinian property to several residents of Anata, next to the illegal Israeli settlement of Mishur Adumim on the pretext of the move being for the “public interest,” owners said.

...The officials presenting the orders were from the Israeli department of Absentee Property.

... Before the 1967 Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Anata was one of the largest villages in the central West Bank, with 30,000 dunums of agricultural land. After the occupation of Palestine by Israeli forces and the construction of the separation wall the village has been reduced to 980 dunums. Full story
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