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, November 17, 2010

Chief Palestinian negotiator says 'key to negotiations in Israel's hands'

Ma'an- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was on Wednesday updated on a US proposal for a fresh ban on Jewish settlement building in a bid to salvage peace talks with Israel.

...Ahead of the Abbas-Hale meeting, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said that for talks to resume Israel would have to stop construction in annexed east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as the capital of a future state.

"The Israelis know our position: that the key to the negotiations is in the hands of Mr Netanyahu. We hope today that he will stop settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem so we can resume negotiations immediately," he told Israel's army radio. Read more
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