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 8, 2011

Video: Repression intensifies as plight of Abu Eid family prompts call for strike


Alex Kane - Three months after Israeli bulldozers demolished the Abu Eid family’s seven homes in Lydd, Israel, and a week after Israeli authorities bulldozed the tents and caravans that gave the family shelter, Palestinian residents in the mixed city have called for a “school strike” to protest the actions....

The strike call comes as Israeli repression of those in solidarity with the Abu Eid family intensifies. When Israeli forces destroyed the family’s makeshift homes last week, according to a report from an Israeli activist named Avner, “a large Special Patrol Unit force arrived to carry out the order using brute force”...
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