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.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Report: Israel to increase settlement construction

Ma'an
Several organizations based in the West Bank have recorded widespread building activity in 12 settlements within the past three weeks...

The work consists of ground preparation, pouring concrete and drilling construction foundations, the paper quoted knowledgeable sources as saying, noting that the projects were not part of any deal between Israel and the United States.

... they are located in the illegal settlements of Carmel, Kiryat Arba, Betar Ilit, Elazar, Shilo, Talmon, Nili, Yitzhar, Bracha and Rosh Tzurim, all constructed on Palestinian land across the Green Line. Full story
at 10/17/2009 05:07:00 AM