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.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Chaos at Beit Jala checkpoint: 2 detained

Ma'an
The Beit Jala-Jerusalem checkpoint was temporarily closed Tuesday night as a car accident injured an unknown number of people and Israeli border police detained two youth from the Bethlehem area, sources said.

.....A third incident was reported by Radio Israel, saying Palestinian youth threw stones at Israeli vehicles west of Bethlehem near the Betar Illit settlement, just west of the tunnels road where the two other incidents were reported. Full story
at 12/16/2009 05:38:00 AM