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WATCH: Saudis Celebrate Conversion of French Resident to Islam

JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi-based French engineer’s conversion to Islam has been celebrated in the kingdom’s media. The 57-year-old engineer, known as Gilbert, has worked for one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest construction companies for the past 15 years. He joined

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U.S. Historians to Vote on Anti-Israel Resolution

Historians Against the War (HAW) will present its anti-Israel resolution at the American Historical Association’s annual meeting this Saturday, the Times of Israel reported. The four-day gathering of the American Historical Association (AHA), American’s largest and oldest such organization, will conclude

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Dozens of Crosses Destroyed in December Attack

i24news reports: In mid-December, dozens of crosses were destroyed by vandals at a Christian cemetery west of Jerusalem, the Latin Patriarchate in the city said Saturday, urging Israeli authorities to bring the culprits to justice. The church did not say

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State Department Timeline Has Bashar Assad Ruling Syria Until 2017

The Associated Press reports it has seen documents that show the State Department expects Syrian dictator Bashar Assad to remain in power until at least March 2017, which is “two months after President Barack Obama leaves office and more than five years after Obama first called for Assad to leave.”