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, December 1, 2010

Israeli forces abduct Hamas lawmaker

Press TV- Israeli military forces have arrested a member of the Palestinian Hamas movement during a pre-dawn raid in the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).

Nayef Rajoub, 52, was detained in an overnight operation on Wednesday after Israeli troops broke into his house in Kariseh neighborhood, west of al-Khalil, The Palestinian Information Center reported.

A large number of Israeli troops cordoned off and ransacked Rajoub's house in pursuit of 'documents.' The Palestinian politician was reportedly taken to a military detention camp to be questioned. Read more
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