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, June 27, 2010

PMG Daily Report: Israeli forces perpetrate 7 raids, detain 13, attack 7...

Daily Situation Report - June 25, 2010

Israeli occupation forces perpetrated:
  • Physical Assaults — 4 Injuries, 1 in Ramallah and 3 in Bethlehem 
  • Attacks — 7 During confrontations 
  • Raids — 7 Incl. 3 in Ramallah and 2 in Hebron
  • Arrests (per person) — 4 Incl. a Palestinian security officer 
  • Detentions — 13 At checkpoints and in residential locales 
  • Wall Construction — 19 Incl. Jer., Raml’h., Salfit, & Hebron 
  • Closure of Checkpoints — 10 Incl. access impeded at 6 checkpoints 
  • Flying Checkpoints — 14 Incl. 5 in Jerusalem and 3 in Nablus 
  • Closure (per District) — 9 Incl. a village and town in Ramallah 
  • Closure of Main Roads — 47 Incl. 4 in Salfit and 19 in Hebron 
  • Closure of Crossing Points — 5, 2 crossing points partially open 
Israeli settlers in Palestinian Territories:
  • Settler Violence  2 Gaining access to 2 areas in Hebron 
Palestinians  in Palestinian Territories:
  • Demonstrations — 11 Incl. against the Wall and deportation     Full report