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, March 24, 2011

Israeli bulldozers destroy Freedom Street in Northern West Bank Village

Palestine News Network - On Thursday morning Israeli army bulldozers destroyed Freedom Street, which connects the Northern West Bank village of Karwit Bani with the nearby city of Salfit. The head of the village council, Abbad Rayan, said that this is the second time this street has been bulldozed by the Israeli army; he added that soldiers beat up any villager who tried to reach the area while the bulldozing takes place.

Freedom Street was bulldozed two months ago by the Isreali army and was renovated by the local municipality, supervised by the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad himself.
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