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.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Ni'lin marks 3rd anniversary of non-violent protests

Ma'an- The West Bank village of Ni'lin on Friday marked its third anniversary of weekly non-violent demonstrations against Israel's wall.

Since 2008, Israeli forces have killed five Palestinians demonstrating in Ni'lin to protest Israel's confiscation of one third of the village's land. Hundreds have been injured and detained from the village as soldiers violently shut down the rallies, at times using live ammunition. Read more