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.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

US: Israeli settlement offer not enough

Ma'an
Israel's offer to reign in some settlement building in the occupied West Bank is a step forward, but not in keeping with its obligations, a senior US State Department official said on Friday.

... Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns reiterated Barack Obama's insistence that the US does not "accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements."

...Meanwhile on Friday, The Jerusalem Post, an English-language Israeli newspaper, reported that construction was moving forward throughout parts of East Jerusalem, despite an Israeli minister's insistence that no new projects had been approved in the occupied city or West Bank since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office at the end of March. Full story
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