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.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Israeli Soldiers Stop Farmers From Reaching Their Lands in Beit Omer

PNN – On Friday Israeli troops stopped a group of farmers from reaching their land; they came from the village of Beit Omer near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

A group of farmers along with international supporters were planning to plant olive tree one land owned by local farmers from Beit Omer near the Israeli settlement of Beit Ein.

Israeli soldiers arrived on location and detained the group and did not allow them to reach the land to plant the olive trees. Soldiers also threatened to arrest the Palestinians if they did not leave the area.

Witnesses on location told PNN that the group still insists on reaching the land and refuses to leave.

[On January 28th, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy from the village who participated in non-violent activities was shot in the head by settlers, dying the next day.]
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