▁rise ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁growing ▁market . ▁A ▁shop ▁owner ▁can ▁easily ▁take ▁a ▁pot ▁and ▁cover ▁it ▁with ▁d irt ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁age , ▁or ▁reuse ▁registration ▁numbers ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁piece ▁has ▁been ▁sold . ▁ ▁L oot ers ' ▁mot ives ▁vary , ▁but ▁largely ▁lay ▁in ▁money . ▁P over ty ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁stranger ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁The ▁Jerusalem ▁Post ▁reported ▁that ▁nearly ▁one ▁in ▁three ▁children ▁in ▁Israel ▁lives ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁general ▁pover ty ▁rate ▁in ▁Jordan ▁was ▁reported ▁at ▁ 1 4 . 2 %. ▁The ▁West ▁Bank ▁economy ▁has ▁been ▁hit ▁hard ▁by ▁political ▁conflict ▁and ▁pover ty ▁is ▁r amp ant ▁there . ▁The ▁I AA ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁nin ety - n ine ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁th ieves ▁are ▁she ph erd s ▁and ▁other ▁inhabitants ▁from ▁poor ▁villages ▁surrounding ▁the ▁sites . ▁This ▁high ▁percentage ▁st ems ▁from ▁economic ▁dep riv ation ▁of ▁the ▁vill agers ▁and ▁poor ▁law ▁enfor cement . ▁The ▁remaining ▁one ▁percent ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁and ▁foreign er ▁citizens ▁who ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁middle men . ▁ ▁Il leg ally ▁exc av ated ▁objects ▁are ▁then ▁passed ▁to ▁a ▁middle man . ▁These ▁middle men ▁have ▁contacts ▁in ▁the ▁small , ▁poor ▁villages ▁and ▁purchase ▁the ▁items ▁for ▁cheap . ▁These ▁objects ▁are ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁deal ers . ▁The ▁I AA ▁tries ▁to ▁react ▁against