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

Israeli military enters Palestinian town in pre-dawn raid

IMEMC- The Israeli military, on Tuesday, entered and searched the village of Bi’lin, near Ramallah in the West Bank, in a pre-dawn raid. The military claimed to be searching for Ashraf al-Khatib, a resident of the village who was wounded by live munition fire five weeks weeks ago at a demonstration.

Local journalist, Hamde Abu Rahme, reports that at 3am a group of approximately 50 Israeli soldiers entered the village of Bi’lin, and surrounded two houses, demanding to see Ashraf al-Khatib. One of the houses surrounded, belongs to two of Mr. Khatib’s brothers, one of whom is journalist Haytham al-Khatib, who works for the Israeli human rights organization, B’Tselem. Read more
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