Of course Donald Trump is holding on to Antiquities Israel Desperately Wants Back From Mar-a-Lago: Report

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Mar-a-Lago has been in the news for much of the past 11 months because in August, the Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Donald Trump’s Palm Beach resort and private home in an attempt to recover highly classified government documents that the former -President is trying to keep. There, the feds discovered that, among other things, said documents were stored in a bathroom next door, and yada yada yada, Trump was charged with multiple crimes in June. You know this story by now. What you don’t know, however, is that classified documents aren’t the only materials that shouldn’t be at the resort, which their owners also had trouble getting hold of.

Haaretz reported the completely unrelated but nevertheless incredible story that antiques belonging to Israel including clay lamps and ancient ceramic candles, the latter of which were part of the national treasure collection were recently found at Mar-a-Lago, i.e. Donald Trumps house. They were originally sent to the US for a 2019 Hanukkah event and then stuck in the US due to the pandemic. At that point, the Israeli Antiquities Authority asked a Jewish American donor to keep the objects in his possession for a limited time, until they were returned to Israel safely. Fast-forward a few years, and a few months ago, Israeli authorities found out they ended up at Mar-a-Lago, where they still are, though not for lack of Israeli effort.

According to Haaretz, the director of the Antiquities Authority, Eli Eskozido, has tried to go through many channels to return the items in question, so far without success. A source briefed on the situation said he wouldn’t be surprised if the items Israel was looking for were also found in some toilets there.

To be fair, they can also be found in a storage room outside the pool near the liquor supply closet.

A spokesman for Trump did not immediately respond to Vanity Fairs’ request for comment.

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