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, January 20, 2010

Daily Situation Report: Jan. 18, 2010

PMG
Israeli actions:
  • Caused injury — 1 A child in a raid on Jenin refugee camp
  • Arrests (per person) — 22 Incl. 2 in Tulkarm & 2 in Qalqiliya
  • Detentions — 11 At checkpoints & in  residential locales
  • Raids — 26 Incl. 5 in Jenin & 1 in Tulkarm
  • Checkpoints — 8 Access impeded at 5 checkpoints
  • Flying Checkpoints — 19 Incl. 5 in Tulkarm & 3 in Qalqiliya
  • Attacks — 3, 2 in raids & 1 in confrontations
  • Provocation of Pal. Forces — 1 Set up a checkpoint near political office
  • Destruction of Property — 1 Digging tunnels caused road collapse 
  • Wall Construction — 21 Jer., Raml’h., Qalq., Salfit, Heb., Beth.
  • Closure (per District) — 7 Jer., Beth. (2 villages) & Hebron (4 areas) 
  • Closure of Main Roads — 38 Incl. 1 in Jenin & 2 in Tulkarm
  • Closure of Crossing Points —  4 Partial opening of 3 crossings
  • Settler Violence — 2 Stoning civilian vehicles in Raml’h & Heb.   Full report