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.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Israeli forces detain five demonstrators - a 14-year-old and 4 internationals - at nonviolent rally near Bethlehem

Ma'an – Israeli forces detained five demonstrators at a weekly anti-wall rally in Al-Ma'sara village in Bethlehem on Friday.

...four international activists were detained as well as 15-year-old resident Mu’tasem Sa’dy.

The protest began at Az-Zawahreh school and demonstrators marched towards the village entrance, where Israeli forces were waiting. Soldiers fired tear gas and sound grenades at the rally.

...Israel’s separation wall annexes thousands of dunums of agricultural land from Al-Ma’sara and its surrounding villages for the illegal Gush Etzion settlement.

Meanwhile, international, Israeli, and Palestinian activists in Bil’in, Nil’in, and An-Nabi Salih, near Ramallah, were met with tear-gas canisters as they marched toward the separation wall to protest the confiscation of land. Read more
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