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 10, 2010

Israel kidnaps elected Palestinian officials, Hamas says attempt to thwart unity talks

IMEMC- ...Al-Ramahi was abducted by Israeli soldiers who surrounded his home in al-Biereh, near Ramallah, and broke into it before abducting him and taking him to an unknown destination.

Hamas said that Israel's policy of kidnapping elected legislators and officials has proven its failure as it only led to increasing support to the abducted officials. Read more
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