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

PCHR: Israeli forces kill 2, would 18 during last two weeks

IMEMC – According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights' Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the period from 11 – 24 November 2010, a Palestinian resistance fighter and his brother were extra-judicially executed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. 4 Palestinian civilians, including two children and a woman, and a resistance resistance fighter were wounded by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli forces continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank. 9 Palestinian civilians, including two children, were wounded. Israeli forces continued to fire at Palestinian workers, farmers and fishermen in border areas in the Gaza Strip. 4 Palestinian workers were wounded. Israeli forces conducted 50 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, and two limited ones into the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces abducted 29 Palestinian civilians, including a child... Read more
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