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.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Israel demolished two homes in Negev and removed tents

IMEMC
'[On Monday Israeli] authorities demolished the home of Al Bdour family, in Um Rattam village ... in Al Far’a village, the authorities demolished a home belonging to Mohammad Suleiman Al Ma’abda, who was planning to live in it after he gets married next month... several tens belonging to Al Talalqa family in Taweel Abu Jaroul village were removed for the 25th time... Israel is refusing to recognize dozens of Arab villages in the Negev and is continuously demolishing their homes and structures in a bid to remove the Arabs from the area... Full story

Info on 'unrecognized villages'
' The majority of the villages existed at the time of the creation of Israel in 1948 and some were established in the early 1960's when Israel evacuated Bedouins from northern Negev to the south of Beersheba. Full story
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