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 3, 2010

Israeli soldier reveals military plans on Facebook

Ma'an
Israeli forces called off a raid into the occupied Palestinian territories after a soldier posted details on the social networking site Facebook, Israel's Army Radio reported Wednesday.

The soldier was relieved of combat duty shortly after he described in a status update how his unit planned a "clean-up" arrest raid, including its time and place, Army Radio was quoted as reporting by the Israeli daily Haaretz.

"On Wednesday we clean up Qatanah... He also named his unit...

Israeli forces conducted 132 search operations inside Palestinian towns and villages, well above the 2010 weekly average of 113, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported. The majority of these operations took place in the northern West Bank.  Full story
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