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I’m scratching my head over the relationship between AP‘s image and caption: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pass through the Muslim Quarter, near Damascus gate, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Israel confirmed…

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I’m scratching my head over the relationship between AP‘s image and caption:

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pass through the Muslim Quarter, near Damascus gate, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Israel confirmed Tuesday that it is building a new Palestinians-only road in the West Bank, prompting Palestinian complaints that an increasingly separate road system is meant to seal Israeli control over a chunk of the area near Jerusalem, even as the sides are trying to revive peace talks. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

The bypass road’s a legit news story, but what does it have to do with the image of people strolling through Jerusalem’s Old City? Here’s an equally irrelevant photo/caption combo:

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New York Yankees manager Joe Torre watches from the dugout against the Cleveland Indians during Game 4 of an American League Division Series baseball game Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Israel confirmed Tuesday that it is building a new Palestinians-only road in the West Bank, prompting Palestinian complaints that an increasingly separate road system is meant to seal Israeli control over a chunk of the area near Jerusalem, even as the sides are trying to revive peace talks. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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