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.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Report: Each year, 700 Palestinian children arrested, interrogated, and prosecuted in the Israeli court system

Defence for Children International - DCI-Palestine submitted a report to the EU Sub-Committee on Human Rights. Some key findings of the report include:
-Ill-treatment and torture within the Israeli military court system appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalised.
-27 percent of child detainees are forced to sign confessions written in Hebrew.
-58 percent of child detainees are transferred to prisons inside Israel, in violation of Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
-43 percent of child detainees are not adequately separated from adult detainees.
-55 percent of child detainees complain of inadequate food, water and /or shelter.
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