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.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Israeli tank fires on Palestinian in southern Gaza

Maan News Agency - Fire from an Israeli tank injured at least one man near the southern Gaza border Monday, witnesses told Ma'an.

An Israeli tank fired several shells near Gaza International Airport, reports said.

Gaza emergency services’ spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya confirmed that one man was moderately injured and evacuated to the Abu Yousif An-Najjar Hospital in Rafah.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said tanks operating as part of "routine activity along the security fence" in southern Gaza identified a "group of militants that had been involved in a number of terror attacks against IDF soldiers."

She said the tank fired a number of shells toward the group and "identified a hit."

In a statement released early afternoon Monday, the National Resistance Brigades said fighters operating east of Rafah fired rocket-propelled grenades toward Israeli tanks. The group is the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine....
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