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.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Israeli settler beats Palestinian man, then Israeli military imprisons Palestinian; Israeli raids into West Bank

Ma’an – Israeli forces arrested a 53-year-old Palestinian man after he was beaten by an Israeli settler in the southern West Bank Hebron district on Thursday, an official said.

Soldiers took Ziyad Mohammad Younis Makhamrah to an interrogation center in Kiryat Arba settlement after, Yatta municipality spokesman Abed Al-Aziz Abu Fanar said.

Makramah, a farmer, lives in a tent near Havat Ya'eer settlement, Abu Fanar added.

An Israeli army spokesman said he was not familiar with the incident.

Latest in a string of reports

Israeli forces detained Ala Jamal Al-Qadi, 23, from Ramallah and a resident of Hebron overnight and took them to unknown destinations, officials said Thursday. A Palestinian Authority police report said Israeli forces entered Zawata village near Nablus, and Al-Ubedyeh village in Bethlehem.


An Israeli military spokesman said he was not aware of any detentions in the West Bank on Wednesday night, but added that they would not be considered unusual so long as there were no injuries reported.

Israeli authorities on Wednesday released three detainees who have completed their sentences.

Foad Al-Khafsh of the Detainees Society said As-Sumu village mayor Musa Abu Al-Hadayel was released after spending 19 months in an Israeli prison. It was not clear why he was jailed.

Al-Khafsh added that father-of-eight Al-Hadayel, 45, had previously spent six years in Israeli jail, and has a degree in physics. The reason for his detention was not specified.

Ahmad Hmeidan, 27, from Hebron, and Isam Def Allah, 24, from Ramallah, were released from Negev prison, Al-Khafsh said, without mentioning charges. Both men had been detained for 30 months.