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.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

[26-year-old] Female detainee released from isolation cell after 5 months

The Israeli Prison Service ended the solitary confinement term of a female detainee in Ramleh prison, after she spent five months in an isolation cell...

Wafa Al-Lubs' lawyer appealed to the Israeli Central Court to release her from solitary confinement on 17 March, but was denied...

On April 25, the court accepted the appeal and demanded that Al-Lubs be released from isolation and be allowed to have contact with other female prisoners, Al-Ashqar said.

Al-Lubs, 26, is from the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip and was detained at the Erez crossing on 20 May 2005, and was banned from receiving family visits....  Full story