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, December 7, 2010

Israel criticized over renewed detention of Palestinian female prisoner

IMEMC- Palestinian human rights center Ahrar slammed Israel for renewing the administrative detention of Kifah Jibril just few hours before her scheduled release, the Palestinian Information Centre said.

The director of Ahrar center for prisoners' studies and human rights, Fuad al-Khafsh, stated on Monday night that the Israeli intelligence renewed the detention of Kifah, after four months of administrative custody without trial or charge. Read more
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