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Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1114/p18s01-stgn.html
Rise in Antiquities Thefts Vexes Israeli Authorities
(Christian Science Monitor) - Ron Kehati of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is part of the special Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Theft, charged with preserving and preventing the looting of archaeological treasures from Israel's 35,000 known field sites. His biggest problem these days is in the West Bank, outside the IAA's jurisdiction, where there has been a noticeable rise in the plundering of archaeological treasures. "We see the results of the destruction of archaeological sites [in the West Bank] as thousands of pieces make their way to the shops here in Jerusalem," he says.