LOOTING ARRESTS IN ISRAEL:

Three Palestinians nabbed for stealing ossuary
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS

Three Palestinians are under arrest for allegedly stealing antiquities from a Second Temple Jewish burial site in the Modi'in area, Israel's Antiquities Authority announced Monday.

The three Palestinian men, from Jericho and Bethlehem, were caught red-handed stealing a Second Temple ossuary during a night-time Antiquities Authority raid at the site, said Amir Ganor, head of the Authority's anti-theft division.

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The article reports that the site was badly damaged by the looting. It also includes the now standard information in such articles that antiquities looting in Israel has been increasing rapidly -- by more than 50% just in the last year. If these guys are convicted, I hope they throw the book at them.

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