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

Haniyeh tells SA delegation talks with Israel rejected

Ma'an 
De facto Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday evening that Palestinians should not enter talks with Israel in light of its actions across the occupied Palestinian territories.

A statement released by his office following a meeting with South African Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim said Haniyeh discussed the deteriorating situation in the besieged Gaza Strip and the Hamas government's rejection of talks with Israel.

He added that the rejection resulted from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "insistence to maintain full control over Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley and continued settlement building."

.... The delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip on Saturday via the Rafah crossing and visited areas destroyed by Israeli forces during Operation Cast Lead between December 2008 and January 2009, meeting with the Samouni family which lost 30 relatives during the assault. Full story
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