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Seven years of trial, evidence from dozens of experts and a 475-page verdict has come no nearer to discovering whether the purported burial box of Jesus' brother James is authentic or a fake. A Jerusalem judge, citing reasonable doubt, acquitted Israeli collector Oded Golan, who was charged with forging the inscription on the box once hailed as the first physical link to Christ.

Oded Golan Speaks Out on Forgery Trial Verdict Asserts purchasers of looted antiquities preserve valuable information Hershel Shanks • 03/15/2012 After being acquitted of all forgery charges, Oded Golan responded by noting the important role that licensed collectors play by keeping artifacts documented and in Israel.

Date Set for James Ossuary Verdict Biblical Archaeology Society Staff • 03/05/2012 The James Ossuary verdict will be announced on Wednesday, March 14th. As events unfold, check in with Bible History Daily for exclusive reporting and commentary.

More Terrorists Strikes Expected with War Gulf Army Intelligence chief, Gen. Aharon Farkash says that while the war with Iraq is in full swing, Arab terrorist organizations will continue their efforts to strike at Israel. Farkash cited the unwillingness of Arafat and his PA to abandon armed struggle as the major reason for the ongoing terrorist activity. Farkash said that terror attacks against Israel will continue so long as the PA does not abandon its strategic goals: A Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, with Jerusalem as its capital, and a solution to the Arab ‘refugee’ problem. Farkash...