▁me ” ▁( De aler ▁ 2 8 ). ▁De al ers ▁speak ▁of ▁a ▁dis j unction ▁between ▁the ▁renew al ▁of ▁a ▁license , ▁the ▁back log ▁of ▁processing ▁at ▁the ▁I AA , ▁and ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁anti qu ities ▁sh ops ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁City . ▁“ I ▁try ▁to ▁capital ize ▁on ▁the ▁Christmas ▁r ush ▁of ▁tour ists . ▁If ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁shut ▁because ▁the ▁I AA ▁hasn ’ t ▁renew ed ▁my ▁license ▁I ▁can ▁lose ▁valuable ▁re venue . ▁I ▁stay ▁open , ▁even ▁if ▁I ▁haven ’ t ▁received ▁the ▁official ▁license , ▁I ▁know ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁months ▁before ▁an ▁inspect or ▁checks ▁and ▁by ▁that ▁time ▁I ▁will ▁have ▁my ▁license . ▁It ▁works ▁every ▁year ▁and ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁everyone ▁does ▁it . ▁If ▁everyone ▁else ▁were ▁open ▁why ▁would ▁you ▁close ?” ▁ ▁Tour ists ▁and ▁collect ors ▁ ▁One ▁type ▁of ▁collect or ▁is ▁the ▁tour ists ▁who ▁const itute ▁ 9 9 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁anti qu ities ▁buy ers . ▁Many ▁purchase ▁a ▁glass ▁orn ament , ▁jar , ▁coin ▁or ▁some ▁other ▁anti qu ity ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hundred ▁anti qu ities ▁sh ops ▁in ▁Israel , ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁and ▁Gaz a ▁St rip . ▁People ▁believe ▁that ▁for ▁a ▁full er , ▁more ▁religious ▁life ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁exposed ▁to ▁their ▁history , ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁objects . ▁In ▁high ▁demand ▁are ▁pot tery ▁and