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.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Israeli army wounds own soldier in 'friendly fire', kills 2 Palestinians

Ma'an- A soldier wounded in a firefight on the Gaza border in which two Palestinians were killed late on Saturday was hit by so-called "friendly fire," the Israeli military said Sunday.

...Soldiers spotted the two Palestinians near the security barrier separating Israel from Hamas-controlled Gaza and opened fire, killing them after a gun battle lasting some 20 minutes, an army spokesman said. Read more
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