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, March 17, 2010

Daily Situation Report: March 15, 2010

PMG
Israelis in Palestinian Territories:
  • Injuries — 12 Arrests (per person) 19 — 19 Incl. 7 in Hebron & 4 in Ramallah
  • Detentions — 14 At checkpoints & in  residential locales
  • Raids — 27 Incl. 8 in Ramallah & 7 in Tulkarm
  • Checkpoints — 11 Access impeded at 6 checkpoints
  • Flying Checkpoints — 17 Incl. 2 in Qalqiliya & 1 in Tulkarm
  • Attacks – 14 Incl. 10 in confrontations & 1 by navy
  • Land Confiscation — 3 Incl. 224 dunums in Qalqiliya district
  • Confiscation of Property — 1 ID from a civilian in Jericho city
  • Destruction of Property — 1 Settlers cutting off 42 trees in Nablus
  • Wall Construction — 22 Jer., Raml’h., Qalq., Salfit, Heb., Beth.
  • Closure (per District) — 7 Jer., Beth. (2 villages) & Hebron (4 areas) 
  • Closure of Main Roads — 40 Incl. 9 in Nablus & 1 in Qalqiliya
  • Closure of Crossing Points —  5 Partial opening of 2 crossings only
  • Settlement Activity — 1 Opening Hurva synagogue near Al Aqsa
  • Settler Violence — 2 Incl. stoning civilians in Hebron old city
Palestinians in Palestinian Territories:
  • Demonstrations — 12 Incl. against a synagogue near Al Aqsa  Full report