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.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

US pressure leads to first Gaza cattle shipment in months

Ma'an
Israel has allowed a shipment of cattle into the Gaza Strip for the first time in nine months on Sunday, according to news reports. 

Israel's coordinator for activities in the occupied territories, Amos Gilad, reportedly allowed the 350-cattle shipment into the besieged strip after US pressure on Israel to lift restrictions of food into Gaza, according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz...

Israel and Egypt have maintained a near-total blockade of the Strip by land and sea since June 2007, and the quantities and types of goods allowed into Gaza are subject to tight restrictions. Full story
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