Israel-Palestine: The Missing Headlines: Israel prevents former Palestinian prisoner from attending international prisoners conference

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, December 5, 2010

Israel prevents former Palestinian prisoner from attending international prisoners conference

Ma'an – Israeli authorities barred an ex-prisoner from leaving the West Bank for Jordan, officials said. Nader Mahmoud Jaffal, a student at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, spent 14 years in Israeli custody. He was to attend a prisoners conference in Algeria coinciding with Human Rights Day, which is 10 December.