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 storm Al-Aroub Refugee Camp; detain three

Ma'an
Israeli forces assaulted two Palestinians and detained three others from across the West Bank in the early hours of Wednesday, a Palestinian police statement said.

Israeli forces entered the Al-Aroub Refugee Camp, storming the roofs of homes and firing rubber bullets and tear gas, before withdrawing and detaining Shehab Ahmad At-Tity, 20...

In Tulkarem, Faisal Nasif Taqatqa, 19, was transferred to hospital after being beaten by Israeli forces at the Anata checkpoint while an unidentified Palestinian was also transferred to Hebron Hospital after Israeli forces assaulted him, according to the statement.

Two more were detained at the Al-Hamra checkpoint at the entrance of Jericho. They were identified as as Waseem Ma’roof, 19, from Tulkarem, and Muntaser Farouha, 18, from Nablus.

...Israeli forces also seized seven Palestinians from the Bethlehem and Hebron areas on Tuesday afternoon. Full story
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