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, June 14, 2011

Israeli police continues arrests in Golan Heights

Wafa- Israeli police arrested three Syrian youths early Tuesday morning from Majdal Shams, a town in the occupied Golan Heights, on charges of throwing stones at the Israeli army on the day of the Naksa commemorations.

Dozens of youths threw stones at the army as soldiers opened fire on Palestinians who tried to cross the borders on that day.

Israeli police continue the wave of arrests and have detained more than 15 young men to date and presented charges against some of them. Read more
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