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.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Report: Millions needed to upgrade East Jerusalem

Ma'an – More than $500 million are needed to upgrade infrastructure in Palestinian neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem, the results of an official Israeli study published on Friday showed.

Some $559 million are needed to upgrade Palestinian districts if they are to be at par with Jewish neighborhoods of the the Holy City, the report carried by Yediot Aharonot newspaper said. Read more
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