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, February 2, 2010

Israeli forces detain group east of Bethlehem

Ma'an
Israeli forces reportedly detained a group of Palestinians on Monday who were in the Jeb Al-Theeb village east of Bethlehem to plant almond trees on lands near the Tekoa and Noqedim settlements.

... an Israeli military force of about 20 soldiers, along with 25 settlers and police dogs, arrived to the land and made the volunteers sit in small groups away from one another.

Awad Abu Swayy, the spokesman for the Popular Committee in Bethlehem, said that the volunteers were still being detained more than two hours after Israeli forces arrived. He added that soldiers allowed journalists to leave, however...  Full story
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