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

Soldier suspected of assaulting Palestinian

Ynet
The Military Police arrested an IDF soldier for allegedly assaulting a Palestinian man in the village of Bil'in, near West Bank city of Ramallah. Tuesday's arrest followed a complaint filed by Yesh Din – Volunteers for Human Rights, which claimed that several soldiers beat village councilman Muhammad Khatib. Full story
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