When he arrived in Israel on Wednesday, US President Barack  Hussein Obama clearly and unequivocally reaffirmed the historical and biblical connection of the Jewish people to this land.

A day later, he stood at the podium at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah and stated that allowing Jews to build homes and live in the biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria was "problematic" and "not constructive" to achieving peace in the region.

So, which is it? Do the Jews have an ancient connection to this land that entitles them to live here, or don't they?

When Barack Hussein Obama speaks of Jewish settlements, he would do well to pay attention to official Palestinian media, which also identifies as settlements the cities of Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheva...... and parts of Jerusalem.