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 1, 2009

The Israeli military kidnaps two civilians during invasions targeting the West Bank

IMEMC
Two Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Monday during Israeli military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.

Local sources said that the Israeli military kidnapped the two men during house-to-house search in a village in Bethlehem, southern West Bank. Full story
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