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African Hebrew Israelites fight to stay in Israel
In 1973 the Israeli government ruled they did not qualify for automatic citizenship as they could not prove Jewish descent and had not undergone Orthodox conversion.
THE YOUNGER members of the African Hebrew Israelite community engage in drill team stepping maneuvers
(photo credit:
CATHRIELAH BAHT ISRAEL AND TAAHMENYAH BAHT ISRAEL
)
By
BARRY DAVIS
MAY 19, 2021 18:03
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