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

Israeli court upholds ban on family visits for Gaza prisoners

Ma'an
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday evening a petition requesting that Palestinians from Gaza be allowed to visit relatives in Israeli prisons.

Israel Radio reported the petition was brought by the Palestinian-Israeli human rights group Adalah. It added that the judges ruled that family visits do not fall under the ‘minimum humanitarian needs’ Israel is committed to allow in and out of Gaza.

Israel has rebuffed calls in the past from the International Committee of the Red Cross, which arranges family visits, to allow Palestinian families to visit the 900 Gazan prisoners. Rights groups say the ban amounts to collective punishment. Full story
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