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.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Israeli forces detain 9 Palestinians during night raids; settlers attack shepherd

IMEMC- Israeli forces arrested, on Wednesday night, nine Palestinians from Hebron region and transported them to an unknown location, Ma'an News and PNN echoed.

...Palestinian Authority official in charge of Settlement Affairs Ghassan Douglas said in a statement released to the press “Settlers came upon the shepherd Ibrahim Darwish while he was leading his flocks near the village of Qasreh and assaulted him.”

According to the statement, the settlers also killed a Darwish’s sheep and he was arrested for "brief period." Read more
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