Israel-Palestine: The Missing Headlines: Israeli forces invade West Bank village, seal all entrances, fire randomly from military towers; armed Israeli settlers attempt to invade other village

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, July 28, 2010

Israeli forces invade West Bank village, seal all entrances, fire randomly from military towers; armed Israeli settlers attempt to invade other village

IMEMC - Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday at night Beit Forik village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus after closing all of its entrances

Local sources reported that soldiers, stationed on military towers around the village, opened fire at random.

The sources added that soldiers prevented the residents from moving around their own village and installed roadblocks.

In related news, a group of armed settlers attempted to invade Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

The settlers gathered at the entrance of the village and tried to invade it. They also tried to attack a number of residents; no injuries were reported.