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, July 2, 2009

Merkel: Settlements ruin efforts for 2-state solution

Ha'aretz
'German Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded on Thursday that settlement construction in the West Bank stop, saying it endangered efforts to achieve a two-state solution with the Palestinians.

....Merkel's remarks are in line with the positions of the European Union and the United States, but were unusually clear-cut for the German leader, who regularly cites her country's special obligation to Israel because of the Holocaust...

....Washington has also called for a total halt to settlement building in the West Bank, a demand that has opened the most serious rift in U.S.-Israeli relations in a decade... Full story

Explanation of "settlements"
at 7/02/2009 04:49:00 AM