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Hunting for stolen history: Inside Israel’s fight to recover its looted past

by | Mar 24, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

Visitors to the Israel Antiquities Authority’s new center in Jerusalem look at items such as jewelery, makeup brushes, and weapons that had been stolen by antiquities thieves.  (photo credit: MENAHEM KAHANA)
Israel’s antiquities watchdog is battling black-market theft, forgery, and a global trade that strips history of its story