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.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Israeli human rights groups call on their government to protect Palestinians

Ma'an - The Israeli rights group Yesh Din on Monday called on Israeli authorities to protect Palestinians during the olive harvest season.

... "For Palestinians, this is a significant time, in which they should be given the opportunity to reach their lands and harvest their property. This activity, which is their basic right, is often disturbed by extremists among the settlers, who take the law to their hands and carry out crimes," the letter said.

Yesh Din is one of several Israeli groups in an Olive Harvest Coalition. Rabbis for Human Rights, another group in the coalition, reported that the olives from 600 trees belonging to Palestinian families had been stolen. Read more
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