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.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Israel decides to expand settlements

Maan News Agency - The Palestinian Authority on Sunday said Israel's decision to expand West Bank settlements "unacceptable and wrong."

The decision to build 500 new Jewish-only homes in the West Bank was made within 24 hours of the killing of a family of five in their home in Itamar settlement in the Nablus district.

Israeli authorities are blaming Palestinians for the murders.

Tensions between settler groups and Palestinian communities in the northern West Bank have been high since settlers killed two farmers and injured more than a dozen others in two incidents in February. The Israeli government decision to dismantle a settler outpost increased tensions, with fears that settler attacks against Palestinians would increase as part of the "price tag" policy...
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