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.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Obama reaffirms Israel ties in Netanyahu meet

MA'AN
S President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment to Israel during a closed-door meeting with the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the White House on Monday evening.

...Before the meeting, however, the White House said it still wanted a settlement freeze. "The policy of the United States government for many decades has been: no more settlements, that's not something that is new [with] this administration," spokesman Robert Gibbs said. Full story
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