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 9, 2009

Israeli forces seize PFLP members in Nablus raid

Ma'an
The Israeli army seized several members of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) during an incursion in the West Bank ...

.....north of Nablus.....at the Huwwara military checkpoint ....

...Rafidiya neighborhood of Nablus.

... Al-Ein Refugee Camp in Nablus...

... village of Awarta, sources said...

The Israeli military said it detained 14 people from the West Bank on Tuesday night...

...two students from near Bethlehem.

...being held in an unknown location.

...armored vehicles also entered the town of Beit Sahour [Shepherds Fields], west of Bethlehem and searched several houses...

The sources said soldiers delivered papers summoning some residents to be interrogated ...
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at 12/09/2009 05:04:00 AM