At his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, the former president of the USA, Donald Trumphe not only had boxes of classified documents, but also antiquities of Israel that the Americans had borrowed in 2019, while the tycoon was still… a resident of the White House.
The revelation was made by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, notes the German magazine “Der Spiegel”. Among the items reportedly found Donald Trump’s mansion includes antique ceramic oil lamps and part of Israel’s collection of national treasures, sent to Washington with the approval of the then director of the Israel Antiquities Authority, Israel Hassonon the occasion of an event for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Ultimately, the exhibition, which was scheduled to take place at the White House, never took place due to US concerns that the items might have been seized from the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Then the coronavirus pandemic broke out in early 2020 and the antiquities were never returned to Israel as agreed.
Recently the government of Israel began to investigate the matter and it turned out that the ancient objects were found in the mansion of Donald Trump, where the FBI discovered the infamous cardboard boxes of classified documents, which were found stored in the toilets of the house and other places.
As reported by “Der Spiegel” and other international media, the current director of the Israel Antiquities Authority, Eli Escozido, said that so far the efforts of Israeli officials to return the objects have not been successful.
Of course, Trump’s role in the case has not been clarified. If he knew the ancient objects were in the mansion or if the transfer was done without his knowledge. However, a source with knowledge of the case told Haaretz that he would not be surprised if “the items Israel is looking for are eventually found again in some toilet there”. On Tuesday, an Israeli official addressed the issue, describing it as a “misunderstanding” and said the Antiquities Authority “woke up too late.”
Source: News Beast
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