▁both ▁th ieves ▁and ▁middle men , ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁caught ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁some ▁other , ▁more ▁surprising , ▁mot ives ▁for ▁lo oting . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁recre ational . ▁“ Pe ople ▁are ▁very ▁interested ▁in ▁getting ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁week end ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁it ’ s ▁just ▁something ▁that ▁they ▁do ,” ▁ ▁said ▁Dr . ▁K ers el ▁of ▁De Paul ▁University . ▁“ They ▁take ▁their ▁families ▁out , ▁have ▁a ▁pic nic ▁and ▁dig ▁around ▁on ▁their ▁hill .” ▁ ▁A ▁third ▁reason ▁for ▁lo oting ▁is ▁a ▁practice ▁called ▁‘ res istance ▁lo oting ’ . ▁Res istance ▁lo oting ▁is ▁people ▁lo oting ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁remove ▁evidence ▁of ▁foreign ▁occupation . ▁So ▁far ▁evidence ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁of ▁this ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank , ▁but ▁not ▁in ▁Israel ▁or ▁Jordan . ▁People ▁lo ot ▁to ▁find ▁and ▁destroy ▁any ▁evidence ▁of ▁occupation ▁on ▁their ▁land ▁including ▁anything ▁with ▁a ▁Jewish ▁mot if ▁or ▁anything ▁with ▁a ▁Christian ▁mot if . ▁Res istance ▁lo oting ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁less ▁organized ▁than ▁the ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁lo oting . ▁ ▁De al ers ▁" All ▁the ▁objects ▁that ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁are ▁st olen , ▁period ," ▁said ▁Den ny ▁P ink us , ▁an ▁anti qu ities ▁deal er ▁with ▁a ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 - year - old ▁Mediter rane an