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, October 22, 2010

Israeli soldiers kidnap five Palestinian citizens

IMEMC- On Friday morning, the Israeli military abducted five Palestinian citizens from the towns of Beit Umar and Beit 'Awa near Hebron.

Local sources in Hebron reported that the Israeli military invaded a number of citizen's houses in the town of Beit 'Awa, west of Hebron and kidnapped Abd Masalma, 45, who is handicapped. Also kidnapped were Sa'ed Masalma, 23, and Yosef Masalma, who were taken to an undisclosed destination. Read more
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