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, June 30, 2010

6,945 Violations Since Adoption of 1701: Lebanon Urges World to Stop Israeli Threats

Lebguide - On the eve of his report on the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, the Lebanese government urged Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to pressure Israel into implementing the resolution.

In a letter to Ban, Lebanon said Israel had violated its airspace 347 times since the U.N. chief's last report. It added that the Jewish state carried out respectively 33 and 75 sea and land violations.

Total violations since the adoption of 1701 in 2006 reached 6,945, according to the letter. It referred to increased Israeli threats to Lebanon saying "they have reached a point of threatening full destruction of its (the country's) infrastructure."

In the letter, Lebanon urged the international community to make all efforts to put an end to such threats that destabilize Lebanon.
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