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 16, 2009

Israeli forces sieze 18 Palestinians in raids


Ma'an
The Israeli military said it detained 18 Palestinians overnight in the West Bank on Wednesday.

... The raids come after Israeli forces seized 15 Palestinians during raids the previous night. Full story
at 12/16/2009 06:00:00 AM