Trump Took Israeli Artifacts to Mar-a-Lago
By: Ryan Bort (Rolling Stone)
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The former president up and stole antiquities that were lent to the White House for a Hanukkah celebration in 2019
Israel lent several antiquities to the White House in 2019, including ancient clay lamps for a White House Hanukkah event. Unfortunately, Donald Trump was president at the time, which means the artifacts are now at Mar-a-Lago, and Israel can't figure out how to get them back, Haaretz reported on Tuesday.
The artifacts were only supposed to be in Washington, D.C., for a few weeks. Israel Hasson, then the director of the Israeli Antiquities Authority, told Haaretz that because they are so valuable, he wanted someone to pick them up instead of having them shipped overseas. The pandemic derailed these plans, and the artifacts remained in the White House. Israeli authorities learned several months ago that they wound up at Mar-a-Lago.
Eli Eskozido, who took over for Hasson at the Israeli Antiquities Authority, has solicited the help of the Israeli government and Trump's former U.S. ambassador to the nation in his efforts to retrieve the artifacts — to no avail.
Somehow, the former president stealing ancient Israeli artifacts isn't surprising. Trump all but ransacked the White House on his way out of office, most notably absconding with hundreds of classified documents. Trump was criminally indicted for his handling of the documents in June, and yet still thinks he's entitled to the sensitive material. Rolling Stone reported late last month that he was demanding his lawyers figure out how to get "my documents" back after the government retrieved them, even as it became clear he would be indicted for hoarding them.
The Israeli Antiquities Authority is worried about getting the artifacts back, but also about where Trump might be storing them in his Palm Beach estate, given that he kept government secrets in boxes haphazardly stacked in ballrooms and bathrooms. One source told Haaretz they wouldn't be surprised if "the items Israel seeks are also eventually found in some bathroom."
It's too bad Israel can't call on Indiana Jones as a final recourse. These items clearly belong in a museum, and Mar-a-Lago a museum is not.
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My sister is Jewish and an ultra-Trumpist. This is gonna need even more self-delusion than usual.
Maybe Trump thought they were his payment for moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem.
Ummmmmmm.............
I am sure the more than trust worthy TDS obsessed FBI/DOJ told Israel Trump had them.
Why didn't the FBI grab them when they raided Mar-a-Lago. Or maybe they did.
The author is correct- they need to hire a real Indiana Jones to do a deep dive into every last federal government warehouse that items donated to the Presidency are placed. Chances are they have been crated and labeled top secret. Shouldn't be too damn hard to find it./S
The difference between a worthless piece of shit pushing a partisan agenda and a semi unbiased article.
The worthless Piece of shit who isn't a journalist, or if they are they have no integrity makes this claim.
The author who still has some integrity writes this.
Here is what is strange,
Now according to the full article, the lamps never made a showing at the event at the White house, and the article states this.
Once again rolling stone attempts to fill the vacancy created by the National Enquirer closing it's doors.
Rolling Stone???
Trump took everything from the WH??? Nope - that was the Clintons - $17M worth.
Keep reaching John - surely there's something out there that you might get right, but not today.
If this is an innocent misunderstanding why hasnt Mar-a-lago given the artifacts back?
Do you know what the word "believes" means? Is there definitive evidence that it is at Mar-a -Lago?
The owners of the artifacts from Israel say they are at Mara-lago.
That doesnt sound ambiguous to me.
What the hell did they send them here for in the first place if they were just going to want them back? What purpose did they serve being here?
Donald Trump was president at the time, which means the artifacts are now at Mar-a-Lago - as proven by whom???
followed up by Israeli authorities learned several months ago that they wound up at Mar-a-Lago. - information provided by whom???
followed up by Somehow, the former president stealing ancient Israeli artifacts isn't surprising. Trump all but ransacked the White House on his way out of office, - somewhat totally biased, lefty-winged comment with, as usual, no substantiation.
Give us "some more of your PROOF" John - I'm sure many of us would like to feel justified in the outpouring of anger from a Rolling Stones writer.