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.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Israeli forces kill Israeli man at Gaza border

Ma'an
Israeli forces shot and killed an Israeli citizen near a Gaza border crossing overnight, an official said.

An Israeli military spokeswoman told Ma'an that forces opened fire at the man, a civilian in his 30s, as he attempted to enter northern Gaza near the Erez crossing early Monday.

.......The [Israeli military] spokeswoman raised the possibility that the man was mentally unstable.

The army routinely opens fire on Palestinian civilians who approach the military demarcation in northern Gaza, but Monday morning's incident was the first in recent memory in which one of the country's own citizens was killed after approaching the same area on the opposite side. Full story
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