EU blasts Jewish homes as 'obstacle to peace'

You just knew this was coming. It took a surprising nearly 24 hours, but the EU has blasted Israel's plans to construct 300 (count 'em) Jewish homes in Beitar Ilit and Karnei Shomron as an 'obstacle to peace.' "We reiterate that the EU considers that settlement activities in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are illegal under international law, undermine trust between the parties and

Photographic evidence: Jews lived in Shiloah (Silwan) in 1901

The pictures above are from the Library of Congress. On Friday, Picture A Day published the picture above with the following note (Hat Tip: Joseph S). The caption on this Library of Congress photograph reads, "The village of Siloam [i.e. Siloan, Shiloah, Silwan] and Valley of Kedron, Palestine." But whoever wrote the caption, perhaps 110 years ago, missed an important fact. The man standing