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 6, 2010

PA defense crews assist in rescue of settlers in bus fire

Ma'an
Palestinian rescue crews intervened Sunday when an Israeli settler bus en route to a West Bank colony broke down and caught fire Sunday night.

...The bus was en route to the West Bank settlement of Noqedim, where Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman lives...

...General Director of the Civil Defense in Bethlehem Ibrahim Ayesh said..... crews continued with their work when they arrived at the scene and realized the bus was a settler vehicle, because the incident was a humanitarian action. Full story
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