’ s ▁anti qu ity ▁laws . ▁There ▁simply ▁are ▁not ▁enough ▁people ▁to ▁go ▁around . ▁ <0x09> ▁The ▁Anti qu ities ▁Law ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁is ▁the ▁law ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁by ▁Israel ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁illegal ▁activities ▁with ▁artifact s . ▁ ▁It ▁serves ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁describing ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁oblig ations ▁regarding ▁the ▁discovery ▁and ▁ownership ▁of ▁ancient ▁co ins ▁or ▁other ▁anti qu ities ▁in ▁Israel , ▁and ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁export ▁of ▁these ▁anti qu ities . ▁The ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁breaking ▁this ▁law ▁includes ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁two ▁years ▁or ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds . ▁It ▁national ized ▁anti qu ities ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁protect ▁them . ▁Article ▁ 2 ( c ) ▁states ▁“ Where ▁an ▁anti qu ity ▁is ▁discovered ▁or ▁found ▁in ▁Israel ▁after ▁the ▁coming ▁into ▁force ▁of ▁this ▁law , ▁it ▁shall ▁within ▁borders ▁fixed ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Anti qu ities ▁become ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁State .” ▁Any ▁anti qu ity ▁export ed ▁from ▁Israel ▁requires ▁the ▁written ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Anti qu ities . ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Law ▁includes ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁anti qu ity ▁is ▁of ▁national ▁importance , ▁written ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Culture ▁is ▁required . ▁All ▁anti qu ities ▁sh ipped ▁abroad ▁must ▁be ▁registered ▁and ▁sh ipped