▁through ▁a ▁lic ensed ▁deal er . ▁The ▁I AA ▁res erves ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁conf isc ate ▁any ▁item ▁not ▁registered . ▁Ex port ▁of ▁architect ural ▁fragments ▁or ▁other ▁objects ▁of ▁stone ▁such ▁as ▁columns , ▁o ss u aries ▁or ▁s arc oph agi ▁is ▁not ▁allowed ; ▁nor ▁is ▁the ▁export ▁of ▁ancient ▁ins cribed ▁objects ▁or ▁written ▁materials . ▁The ▁sale ▁or ▁transfer ▁of ▁anti qu ities ▁from ▁a ▁private ▁collection ▁or ▁museum ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Anti qu ities .” ▁ ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁the ▁strict ▁export ▁laws ▁of ▁other ▁Mediter rane an ▁countries , ▁Israel ▁is ▁toler ant ▁and ▁anti qu ities ▁can ▁easily ▁be ▁export ed . ▁Anyone ▁who ▁goes ▁against ▁this ▁export ▁reg ulation , ▁however , ▁will ▁be ▁li able ▁to ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁six ▁months ▁or ▁pay ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁Article ▁ 3 7 ( a ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Anti qu ities ▁Law ▁states ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁def aces ▁any ▁anti qu ity ▁or ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁subject ▁to ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁or ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds . ▁The ▁police ▁do ▁not ▁help ▁the ▁I AA , ▁and ▁dealing ▁with ▁compla ints ▁about ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁sites ▁or ▁artifact s ▁are ▁not ▁considered ▁a ▁priority . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁Isra eli ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁is