Israel-Palestine: The Missing Headlines: 400 Detainees Approved For Release, Talks On 50

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, December 1, 2009

400 Detainees Approved For Release, Talks On 50

"The invading forces arrested dozens of innocent people... who are
likely to be dumped in an Israeli concentration camp for lengthy
periods of time..." July 2008

IMEMC
A senior Hamas source stated that the movement and Israel agreed during indirect talks on 400 names of Palestinians detainees who would be released in return for the release of prisoner of war, Gilad Shalit, and that the talks are currently focused on the names of 50 additional detainees.

The source told the Al Hayat Arab newspaper in London that Israel is still rejecting the release of some detainees demanded by Hamas. Israel is also rejecting to release three female detainees... Full story