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.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Gaza no-go zone rally dispersed by Israeli fire

Ma'an – Gaza residents continued to test Israel's no-go zone along the coastal enclave's northern border near Gaza City on Wednesday, with participants reporting being dispersed by live fire.

........Officials in Gaza say that up to 20 percent of the arable land in the Strip is consumed by the buffer area and have organized nearly bi-weekly rallies across the enclave in protest over land confiscation and restricted access for Palestinian farmers to their agricultural lands...  Full story
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