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

The plight of Palestinian fishermen continues

Ma'an- Fishermen in the northern Gaza Strip described weather conditions Sunday as the harshest they had ever seen, as ferocious waves destroyed their boats and fishing lines.

Waves rose above eight meters and pushed sea water more than 200 meters off shore damaging arable lands. Read more
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