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.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Israeli High Court Refuses Appeal To Remove Saadat From Solitary Confinement

IMEMC
The Israeli High Court rejected, on Thursday, an appeal to remove the detained Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad Saadat, from his solitary confinement and claimed that he still instructs PFLP resistance fighters while in prison.

.......[His attorney] said that Saadat was initially placed in solitary confinement after the resistance captured the Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, in the Gaza Strip in 2006. She also stated that what is happening now is an act of revenge.

.......Amnesty International also considered the imprisonment of Saadat as illegal as he never received a fair trial, and that he was never accused of a crime and was never granted a due process.  Full story
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