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.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Daily Situation Report: Dec. 20, 2009

PMG

Israeli actions on Palestinian Territories of West Bank & Gaza
  • Arrests (per person) — 1
  • Detentions — 14 At checkpoints & in residential locales
  • Raids — 31 Incl. 2 in Ramallah & 1 in Jerusalem
  • Checkpoints — 9 Access impeded at 6 checkpoints
  • Flying Checkpoints — 24 Incl. 2 in Jerusalem & 1 in Jenin
  • Attacks -- 4 Incl. 1 in confrontations & 1 by navy
  • Provocation of Pal. Forces — 2 Incl. besiege General Intelligence centre
  • Wall Construction — Suspended for the weekend
  • Closure (per District) — 7 Jer., Beth. (2 villages) & Hebron (4 areas)
  • Closure of Main Roads — 38 Incl. 3 in Ramallah & 2 in Jerusalem
  • Closure of Crossing Points — 7 All crossings are completely shut down
Palestinian actions on Palestinian land
  • Demonstration — 1 Against settler attacks in Hebron district
  • Pal. Security Measure — 5 Extradite 5 settlers trying to enter Jeric.
  • Palestinian Attack — 1 Detonate device near Israeli army patrol Full report