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, May 26, 2011

77 Palestinians arrested recently in Nablus

Wafa- The Palestinian prisoner’s club in Nablus (PPC) said Thursday that 77 Palestinians from several areas of Nablus, a city north of the West Bank, were arrested in the past few months by the Israeli soldiers.

The Israeli soldiers are continuously storming Nablus city; Raiding villages and refugee camps on daily bases, arresting Palestinians for interrogation, in addition to sabotaging their houses during raids, according to Ra'ed Amer, head of the Prisoner's club in Nablus.

Israeli soldiers vandalized houses and furniture of Palestinians, mixed food items together in a vengeance way and confiscated cellular phones and computers, said the detainees’ families. Read more
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