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.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Two Residents Near Nablus, Child Wounded In Hebron

IMEMC
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Sunday evening two residents at the Qalandia roadblock near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, local sources reported. A Palestinian child was moderately wounded after being attacked by soldiers in Hebron.
....Mahmoud Ibrahim Jaber, 16, suffered several fractures in his arm and was moved to a local hospital for treatment.

In related news, Israeli soldiers invaded Jayyous town near Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank, and handed the parents of four residents military orders to head to nearby military camps for interrogation.

Soldiers withdrew from Jayyous without conducting any arrests, local sources reported.  Full story