The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem has about 2,000 members living in Israel currently, according to the group’s spokesman, Ashriel Moore. They follow the late Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, ...

About 130 members of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, a group of Black settlers in Israel with roots in the U.S., face deportation.

Now, she and 130 other undocumented members of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem face deportation. Receiving the order to leave two years ago was a “moment of disbelief” for Israel, 53.

The Hebrew Israelite faith emerged in the 19th century from some in the African Diaspora, who, asserting historic ties to Abrahamic ancestry, appropriated aspects of Judaism into a novel faith.

Now, she and 130 other undocumented members of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem face deportation. Receiving the order to leave two years ago was a “moment of disbelief” for Israel, 53.

The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem are a Dimona-based community of more than 3,000 African-American expatriates and their Israeli-born offspring.

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 African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem has about 2,000 members living in Israel currently, according to the group’s spokesman, Ashriel Moore. They follow the late Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, ...

Now, she and 130 other undocumented members of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem face deportation. Receiving the order to leave two years ago was a “moment of disbelief” for Israel, 53.

DIMONA, 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, has been ...