Ahmadiel Ben Yehuda

For African Hebrew Israelites, threats of deportation are dehumanizing — and déjà vu

Last April, Israel’s Interior Ministry sent letters threatening 51 members of our community — including those for whom Israel is the only home they’ve ever known — with deportation within 60 days. Since then, an administrative appeals court has issued a temporary stay, but the threat remains. With it comes an overwhelming sense of déjà…