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.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Israeli forces arrest 31 Palestinians, demolish 2 houses

IMEMC- Israeli troops arrested 31 people in overnight raids across the West Bank. Meanwhile, troops demolished two Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, on Tuesday morning, local sources announced.

A 20-year-old university student was arrested in the city of Tubas while he tried to cross a checkpoint to Nablus, and two boys were arrested in Qalqiliya. Another two young Palestinians, identified as Asad Mash’al, aged 17, and Ahmed Nidal Ibrahim Asleem, 15, were arrested during Israeli raids conducted in several houses in the Azoun municipality, in Qalqiliya district. Read more
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