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, May 4, 2011

Settlers attack Palestinian shepherd in Nablus, second attack in two days

Ma’an – Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian shepherd in the Nablus village of Qusra on Wednesday, killing one of his sheep, Palestinian officials said.

Three settlers from the illegal settlement of Shilo attacked Abdul Rahman Moussa Abdul Rahim Abu Reyada, 44, in the village to the south of the northern West Bank city, Fatah official monitoring settler activity in the north Ghassan Doughlas told Ma'an.

Abu Reyada, Doughlas said, was left with bruises all over his body.

It is the second settler assault on a Palestinian in the Nablus region in as many days. On Tuesday a settler from “Alia” attacked a farmer and tried to stab him, Doughlas said.
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