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

Israeli Court: IDF must toughen charges for shooting of bound Palestinian

Ha'aretz
'The High Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered the Israel Defense Forces to press stronger charges against a commanding officer over the shooting of a bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainee in the West Bank... "The moral gap between the nature of the act described in the indictment and the manner of evaluation in the indictment - as the offense of 'improper conduct' - is so deep that it cannot stand." Full story



More info on prisoners
at 7/01/2009 06:22:00 AM