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, June 25, 2009

Officials hope 'Jewish hero' will heal rift between PM, Diaspora

Ha'aretz
After weeks of passionate debate, the Jewish Agency for Israel Tuesday passed controversial reforms that strip the Israeli prime minister of the power to recommend its chairman....

Although the governance reform had caused a rift between the Agency and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the 10-headed leadership nominating committee, which consists of five members of the World Zionist Organization, three from the American United Jewish Communities and two from the United Israel Appeal, is expected to nominate the candidate he proposed, Natan Sharansky.... Full story
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