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.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Daily Situation Report: Dec 8, 2009

PMG

Israeli actions:
  • Physical Assaults — 6 Beat a number of civilians in Beth. & Heb.
  • Arrests (per person) — 16 Incl. 13 in Nablus & 2 in Jerusalem
  • Expulsions — 7 Expelling 7 civilians from Sheikh Jarrah
  • Detentions — 12 At checkpoints & in residential locales
  • Raids -- 23 Incl. 1 in Central Gaza & 1 in Jericho
  • Checkpoints — 8 Access impeded at 5 checkpoints
  • Flying Checkpoints — 10 Incl. 3 in Hebron & 1 in Salfit
  • Attacks -- 4 Incl. 1 by navy boats & 1 by mil. Posts
  • Air Patrol — 1 Reconnaissance above Central Gaza dis.
  • Wall Construction — 21 Jer., Raml’h., Qalq., Salfit, Heb., Beth.
  • Closure (per District) — 7 Jer., Beth. (2 villages) & Hebron (4 areas)
  • Closure of Main Roads — 38 Incl. 7 in Nablus & 3 in Ramallah
  • Closure of Crossing Points — 3 Partial opening of 4 crossings
Palestinian Actions:
  • Palestinian Attack — 1 Opening fire towards Israeli army patrol Full report