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.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

S. African university to stop working with Israeli university unless conditions are met

JTA - The University of Johannesburg's faculty Senate voted to sever a longstanding relationship with an Israeli university unless certain conditions are met.

Voting on the university's relationship with Ben-Gurion University, the Senate required that the two institutions amend their joint Memorandum of Understanding to include Palestinian universities, according to a statement released Sept. 29 by the University of Johannesburg.

Additionally, the South African university said it would not engage in any activities with Ben-Gurion that have direct or indirect military implications. more
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