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, September 29, 2010

UN Human Rights Council: Israel violated international law in attack on Gaza aid ship

IMEMC - The United National Human Rights Council endorsed on Wednesday the conclusions of the report that was released earlier this month stating that Israel violated the international law when its army attacked the Mavi Marmara solidarity ship heading to Gaza; nine activists were killed and several others were wounded.

... The Panel said in its decision that there is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and that this crisis also existed on the day the attack took place [and] “for this reason alone the blockade is unlawful and cannot be sustained in law.” It also stated that the Israeli army used “unnecessary and incredible violence” against the activists. more
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