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

Israeli forces demolish water tanks and troughs in the southern West Bank

Palestinian Information Centre- IOF bulldozers demolished on Wednesday night 11 water tanks and troughs used by Palestinian shepherds in the southern West Bank, in an Israeli attempt to force Palestinians to leave the area.

According to the occupation’s civil administration which is behind the demolition, the demolished tanks and troughs were built without planning permissions, despite the fact that some of these tanks to the south of mount al-Khalil were actually built long before the establishment of the Zionist entity itself. Read more
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