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.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Israeli soldiers shoot 2 Palestinians in Hebron

PNN- Two Palestinians were wounded in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday morning when Israeli troops opened fire on them in the region of Wadi al-Gharous, on a road leading to the Kiryat Arba settlement.

Local sources said live bullets wounded Isma’il Salah Ali al-Jabari, 20, in his chest and legs and Muhammad Amer Sabahi al-Jabari, also 20, in his head. They were traveling in a car at the time of the shooting. Read more
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