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 29, 2010

Israeli army uses Facebook to expose draft dodgers

BBC- The Israeli army has come up with a novel way of exposing women who lie about their religious background in order to avoid military service.

It is using the social networking site Facebook to check up on them.

More than 1,000 women have been tracked down after they falsely claimed they were exempt from the draft because they were Orthodox Jews.

The site revealed information about the women's habits and social lives which showed they were lying. Read more