Israel struggling to recover ancient artifacts from Trump's Mar-a-Lago
- In 2019, Israel loaned ancient artifacts to the US for a White House event, with the condition they be returned promptly.
- The artifacts were intended for a Hanukkah ceremony but were kept at the White House due to concerns over their origins.
- Plans to return the items to Israel were disrupted by the COVID pandemic.
- Israeli officials recently learned the artifacts ended up at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and have struggled to retrieve them.
- The Israeli Antiquities Authority is concerned about recovering the artifacts from Mar-a-Lago given Trump's history of haphazardly storing government documents.