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 15, 2009

Israeli forces storm Nablus village, search home

Ma'an
Israeli forces stormed a house in Beita in southern Nablus in the West Bank early on Monday morning and overturned the property, causing damage, eyewitnesses told Ma'an.

Seven Israeli vehicles raided the village at 1:30am and stormed the house of Jihad Hilal, 36, eyewitnesses said, adding that Israeli forces had police dogs with them

......Hilal was ordered to present himself at the Huwwara military outpost and has not been seen since. Full story
at 12/15/2009 05:33:00 AM