With an elevated profile, Hebrew Israelite groups such as HOI have received significant pushback from organizations such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League - which brand ...

DIMONA, Israel (AP) — The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem made their way to Israel from the United States in the 1960s. Now, dozens of their members are facing the threat of deportation. The ...

(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 ...

Lucy Gilbert is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. An extremist group that believes black Americans and other people of color are the real descendants of the ancient ...

At dawn on Tuesday morning, a large group gathered on a mountain in the Negev desert to reenact the moments leading up to the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. Dressed in robes and flowing dresses, these ...

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, ...

(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 ...

Members of three families from the Hebrew Israelite community facing deportation, pose for a portrait in the Village of Peace in Dimona, Israel, Monday, July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) DIMONA ...