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, February 24, 2010

The Israeli military detain 14 Palestinian civilians from the West Bank

IMEMC
Israeli troops detained on Wednesday 14 Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.

Palestinian sources reported invasions at the cities of Bethlehem and Hebron, Tulkarem, Jenin Nablus and Ramallah......

Since the start of this week Israeli troops have so far detained at least 27 Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting West Bank communities.  Full story
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