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, November 1, 2009

The public sector's wage frenzy

YNET
...the report found wage irregularities in 20% of the public bodies funded by the Treasury, including 136 out of the 684 local authorities and religious councils supported by the ministry, government and municipal bodies, public corporations, universities and colleges.

Past surveys... showed wage irregularities in 62% of public bodies. Full story
at 11/01/2009 12:33:00 PM