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 2, 2009

Israeli forces detain 7 Palestinians

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Ma'an
Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians from Bethlehem and Hebron, in addition storming several homes, on Tuesday afternoon, according to Palestinian police.

...The detained Palestinians from Hebron were identified as as Sa’id Nidal Al-Ewewy, 20, Fareed Humeidan Al-Ewewy, 20, his brother Muhammad Humeidan Al-Ewewy, 15, Imad Al-Karaky, 15, his brother Muhammad Al-Karaky, 14, and Muhammad Yousid Jawabra, 19. Full story
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