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.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Israeli journalist speaks out about Israel's occupation, attacks on Palestinians

Hamilton Spectator - One day during Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s incursion into Gaza in late December 2008 and early 2009, two Israeli dogs strayed into the line of fire and were killed.

The deaths of those dogs, according to Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, was a media sensation in Israel.

“The dogs got frontpage coverage,” Levy recalled in a speech Sept. 22 in Toronto, a stop in a week-long, seven-city Canadian speaking tour arranged by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East.

“Their owners were interviewed and said wonderful things about them. Their names were were provided. Virtually all Israel’s newspapers carried stories about those dogs.”

The same day the dogs were killed so were an unspecified number of Palestinians — “tens or more,” according to Levy.

“Their deaths were on pages 16 or 17 of most papers. No names were provided.” more
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