<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>While Israel has complained about other countries failing to return looted artwork, it was one of the last to pass a law requiring restoration.
Israel is lagging behind the rest of the world in locating and returning works of art stolen from their owners<wm> through the looting by Nazis and war looters in the Second World War, and 100,000 artworks in Israel are in their possession that are needed for restitution. However it's not a permanent fix and the recovery rate of artworks returned was low. Israel's Ministry of Defense issued orders to return around 65,500 works during 1947-2015, of which 34,900 are in transit to return and 28% return has been made. Over a decade and 100</wm>,000 artworks in their collection need to be returned. However the cost of restoration, of which Israel