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.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Shalit video swap puts Israel's child prisoners in spotlight

Ma'an
srael has released a 15-year-old girl from prison in what it said was the first stage of a deal that will see the exchange of 20 female prisoners for a one-minute video of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Full story
at 10/02/2009 05:26:00 PM