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.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Report: Israel carries out mock air raid over southern Lebanon

Ma'an - Israeli war planes reportedly carried out a series of mock air raids on Sunday over villages in southern Lebanon.

According to the sate-run National News Agency, Israeli war planes preformed mock air raids while flying at medium altitude over Nabatiyeh, Khiam and Marjayoun, with Lebanon's Daily Star news site reporting that Israeli MK surveillance drones violated Lebanese airspace over villages and towns in the area of Nabatiyeh.

The daily wrote that last week, Lebanese anti-aircraft guns opened fire on two Israeli warplanes that were violating Lebanon’s airspace... Full story
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