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, November 15, 2010

Israeli army erects road block at entrance to Palestinian village

IMEMC- The Wadi Hilweh Information Center has reported, on Monday, that Israeli Military personnel erected a road block across the north eastern entrance to the village of Issawiya for the second time in three days.

Issawiya, a village in the greater area of occupied East Jerusalem, has a population of 18,000, who are all Palestinian.Residents fear that the positioning of concrete slabs across the road of the main artery to the village is an attempt to isolate the village from the rest of Jerusalem, Wadi Hilweh reported. Read more
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