[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

****The remains are in the politically charged West Bank, on the outskirts of an Arab village and on land privately owned by a Palestinian — all reasons the Israeli government might deem attempting an excavation there a major political headache to be avoided.*****

if the Israelis do not take charge of this now it will end up like the Moabite stone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesha_Stele

“The stone was discovered intact by Frederick Augustus Klein, an Anglican missionary, at the site of ancient Dibon (now Dhiban, Jordan), in August 1868.[2] The next year it was smashed by local villagers during a dispute over its ownership,”

[Mr. K]

"The next year it was smashed by local villagers during a dispute over its ownership,” "

That tells you everythign you need to know about diaper-heads. They purposely destroy knowlege.