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.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Defence for Children: Israeli army continues to attack, endanger Palestinian children

Defence for Children International [PDF] - On 1 November, DCI-Palestine released a new report on settler violence - Under Attack: Settler Violence against Palestinian Children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The report documents the cases of three children killed, and the injury of 42 others during a two year period.

On 21 November, an Israeli military court sentenced two Givati Brigade staff sergeants convicted of forcing a nine-year-old boy at gunpoint to search for explosives during the war in Gaza. In a lenient ruling, the sergeants were demoted in rank and given three-month suspended sentences for „inappropriate conduct‟ for using the child as a human shield. One day after the military court ruling, DCI-Palestine documented a new case of a 13-year-old boy used as a human shield by the Israeli army in August. Read more [PDF]
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