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, July 1, 2009

Israel to deport peace activists sailing to Gaza

Ynet
'Israel is planning to deport within the next few days the 21 peace activists who arrived on a boat from Cyprus with the intention of entering the Gaza Strip. An Israeli Navy unit boarded their boat and escorted it to Ashdod port. Immigration police will transport the detained activists to Ben Gurion Airport, and from there they will be deported out of the country.

...Among the peace activists are two Israeli-American citizens, and 19 others, including five from Ireland [including Nobel peace laureate], three from Britain, five from Bahrain, three Americans [including former US Congresswoman], and Danish, Jordan, and Yemenite citizens.

.... uncle of Houida Araf, one of the Israeli-American citizens on the Gaza-bound boat said, "We haven't managed to get a hold of her, and we haven't received any information. We are worried. They can't deport her, and we will fight for this to the very end.

"She has an Israeli passport. She is a citizen of the state, and Israel has no right to detain her. What for, exactly? For trying to help people who have no food? In the past there were a few regimes that did this, the apartheid in South Africa, for instance. Is this the regime Israel wants to be associated with?"... Full story

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