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.

Friday, December 17, 2010

'Israel seeks to alter Quds demography'

Press TV- A senior Fatah official says Israel's development projects in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) are part of a systematic plan to change the demography of the holy city and to Judaize it even more.

“The aim of settlement expansion in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) is to strengthen the presence of settlers there. The goal of the demographic change is for Israel to gain points when they go into negotiations about al-Quds in the future,” Hatem Abdel Kader told Press TV on Friday.

Kader, who is the adviser on al-Quds affairs to Palestinian caretaker Prime Minister Salam Feyadh, added that the increase in settlement construction activities in the occupied Palestinian territories indicates that the United States has failed to secure a new Israeli partial settlement freeze.

“This is an answer to American failure… to put pressure on Israel to stop all illegal settlement construction. This is a message to the United Nations and the international community that Israel does not care (about) any American efforts or pressure to stop illegal settlements,” Kader said. Read more
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