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, April 6, 2011

Israeli soldiers abduct three residents from West Bank town

IMEMC - The Israeli military abducted, on Wednesday morning, three Palestinians from the town of Hebron, while a group of Israeli settlers plowed Palestinian lands in the east of Yatta, south of Hebron.
Security sources reported to the Wafa News Agency that the Israeli army abducted three citizens after invading their houses and took them to an unknown destination. The citizens were identified as Mohannad Siyaj, 25 years old, ‘Ala Abu Isbeh,18, and Yahya Shenyour, 17.

The sources added that the Israeli Military searched houses of Palestinian residents and handed them orders to appear at the nearest police station for questioning.

Furthermore, The Israeli army erected military checkpoints at the entrances of towns including Beit ‘Awa, Yatta, Halhoul, Doura, Beit Kahil and al-Fawwar Refugee Camp, stopping vehicles to search the identity of passengers.

A witness reported that a number of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian lands in Khirbat Janba, east of Yatta, under the protection of Israeli military personell and the forces of the Israeli border guards.
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