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.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Defence for Children International/Palestine Section (DCI-Palestine) has issued an Urgent Appeal for Israeli Army to cease violence

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Defence for Children International/Palestine Section (DCI-Palestine) has issued an Urgent Appeal (UA 4/10) requesting that the Israeli army ceases the practice of targeting unarmed children adjacent to the border in Gaza.

Last Wednesday and Thursday (13/14 October), two more children from Gaza were shot whilst collecting building gravel close to the border with Israel. The children estimate that they were between 450-700 metres away from the border at the time of the shooting. Read more
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