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.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Israeli troops detain 14 in night-time raids, including two 16-year-olds


FILE IMAGE OF PREVIOUS ARREST
Ma'an
'Israeli troops detained two locals from the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus ... both aged 16... dozens of settlers accompanied by troops overran the holy shrine of Joseph's Tomb late at night .... the Israeli military reports that it detained 14 Palestinians in overnight raids in the West Bank. Full story
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