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.

Friday, February 11, 2011

PCHR Weekly Report: 16 wounded in 46 incursions by Israeli troops this week

IMEMC - In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week of 03 – 09 February 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that Israeli warplanes bombarded a number of targets in the Gaza Strip, damaging a medicine warehouse of the Palestinian Ministry of Health and injuring 11 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children.

Israeli forces continued to target Palestinian workers, farmers and fishermen in border areas in the Gaza Strip this week. 4 Palestinian workers, including a child, were wounded.

In the West Bank, Israeli forces continued to use force against peaceful protests, wounding a Palestinian civilian and abducting 4 human rights defenders. Israeli forces conducted 46 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one into the Gaza Strip. During those incursions, Israeli forces abducted 27 Palestinian civilians, including 8 children...
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