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.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Former Israeli President jailed for seven years on rape charges

BBC - The former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has been sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of rape and sexual harassment.

He was convicted at an earlier hearing of raping an employee in the 1990s, when he was tourism minister, and of later sexual offences while he was president.

Mr Katsav, who stepped down in 2007, has denied the charges against him and his lawyers say that he will appeal...
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