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.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Israeli municipal workers destroy Palestinian structure in East Jerusalem

Ma'an- Israeli municipal workers demolished a 300-square-meter car wash in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina on Tuesday, putting 20 residents out of work.

...Israel's municipality of Jerusalem said the car wash was erected without a permit. It was an "illegal shack, with no building permit whatsoever," a spokesman said adding that a court order for its destruction was issued in April 2007 and affirmed in court in March 2009. Read more
at 11/02/2010 12:00:00 PM