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 2, 2010

Six Palestinians arrested during Israeli military raids in the Occupied Territories

IMEMC- A series of Israeli army raids held during Tuesday night and Wednesday morning concluded with six people being detained, PNN reported.

In Nablus, in the Northern West Bank, two brothers, ages 26 and 27, were arrested after Israeli troops raided their family home.

In addition, in Tulkarm several houses were searched Tuesday night, and two men were taken to an Israeli police office for questioning, but were released on Wednesday morning. Read more
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