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

Wake for slain activists to be held at Gaza port

Ma'an – A wake for the activists killed during an Israeli raid of an aid convoy en route to Gaza will be held at Gaza's port on Monday, the de facto government's Undersecretary Ahmed Yousef announced.

Yousef said journalists, security officers, ambulances and Palestinian leaders arrived at the port in the early morning hoping to greet the Freedom Fleet, but a wake will be held for the reported 10 dead, of which five were Palestinians from Haifa.

Deputized Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Ahmad Bahar told reporter's at the port that Israel's naval attack was an act of "dangerous piracy as defined by the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of Sea."...  Full story