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

Settlers march on Nablus amid construction slowdown

Ma'an
Angry at their government’s decision to curb construction in illegal West Bank settlements, Israeli settlers marched from their colonies toward the city of Nablus on Wednesday, hurling stones at Palestinian cars.

Witnesses at the Huwwara military checkpoint south of Nablus said Israeli soldiers stopped all traffic in and out of the city when demonstrating settlers began to arrive. Two settlers were reportedly arrested by Israeli forces. No injuries were reported.

...The orders, stopping all construction of residential buildings in settlements in the West Bank, was okayed by the Israeli Security Cabinet on 25 November after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed the move through. The freeze applies to only those settlements in the West Bank, which house 60% of Israeli settlers, and will only last ten months. The freeze does not include some 3,000 buildings that are currently underway, and will permit the construction of public buildings. Full story
at 12/02/2009 08:31:00 AM