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.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Israel cancels family visits for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

Ma’an - Israel's prison service informed the Red Cross that family visits for Palestinian prisoners held at Nafha prison scheduled for Sunday were cancelled.

Activist in Palestinian prisoners affairs Muyassar Atiyani told Ma’an that the decision came to punish prisoners after they carried out comprehensive strike on Friday and Saturday.

She explained that 350 Gazan prisoners at Nafha had been deprived of family visits since four years. Read more
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