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

Israel’s Municipality Hands Out More Demolition Orders To Palestinians In Jerusalem

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The Israeli municipality handed out, on Wednesday, a new wave of demolition orders to Palestinian home owners near Jerusalem’s old city.

......The municipality says those homes lack the needed building permission. Home owners said that some of the homes are built before the creation of Israel.

Since Israeli occupied the city of Jerusalem in 1967 it has rarely given Palestinian residents permissions to built homes or renovates new ones.

In the meantime the Israeli government continue to build settlements in and around the city for Jewish settlers; a move that is illegal by international law.

An Israeli settler's organization announced, Monday, a plan by the Israeli controlled Jerusalem Municipality to construct 550 new settler's homes in Jerusalem’s east city. This new plan follows a number of plans issued last year to construct 2,327 settlement homes in the city....   Full story
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