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.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

[Wikipedia founder, Skype president] Meet for President’s Conference

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales in Israel

Jewish Times
...The Facing Tomorrow conference, hosted by President Shimon Peres, begins Tuesday and will look at creating a better future for Israel, Jews around the world and the rest of the world.

Peres, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Quartet’s Mideast envoy, Tony Blair, will address the opening program.

...Intellectuals and experts such as Baron David Mayer de Rothschild; Josh Silverman, global president of Skype; and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, also will address the group. Full

Discussions on Wikipedia entries on Israel are here and here

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