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, February 17, 2011

Israeli forces detain 10 overnight

Maan News Agency - Israeli forces detained ten Palestinians from regions across the West Bank in the early hours of Thursday morning, taking the men for "security questioning," a military official told Ma'an.

In the Nablus area, local sources said Bashir Zamel was detained from his home in the eastern part of the city, while a raid on the village of Beit Wazan saw Ahmad Said Saleh, 36, and the An-Najah university student Sameh Hatem Abu Eisha, 22, detained.

Witnesses said soldiers conducting the raids caused severe damage to the property of the detainees, and threw sound grenades into homes...
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