(RNS) — The small African Hebrew Israelite community in Israel’s Negev Desert last month celebrated a major milestone in its struggle for recognition in the Jewish state, as more than 100 members seem ...
The Black Hebrew Israelite movement believes certain people of color are God's true chosen people. Extremist sects of the group have become more militant, per the Southern Poverty Law Center. The ...
DIMONA, IsraelDIMONA, Israel — For two years, Toveet Israel and dozens of other residents of the Village of Peace have lived in fear. Dimona, a city on the edge of the nation of Israel’s Negev Desert, ...
Hebrew Israelite groups have been making headlines thanks to Kanye West, Kyrie Irving and their antisemitism controversies. News outlets and advocacy groups like the Anti-Defamation League have ...
The last few months of 2022 were a chaotic and painful time for many Jews of color. Jews of all backgrounds watched in horror as thousands of radical Hebrew Israelites marched in formation chanting ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THIS SEAL, dated to the First Temple period, features Hebrew writing that reads: ‘Natan-melech the king’s servant,’ which is a ...
(RNS) — Peace Village in Dimona, Israel, is the largest enclave of African Americans living outside the US. After decades there, some have finally avoided looming deportation. (RNS) — The small ...