According to this report, the latest band of troublemakers in the US believe they are descendants of the ancient Israelites of the Bible:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/01/22/who-are-black-israelites-center-viral-standoff-lincoln-memorial/
News flash - this is not really "news", except perhaps to the ignorant.
Some of the Founding Fathers believed that Native Americans were descended from the lost tribes of Israel (e.g., Elias Boudinot, one of the Presidents of Congress prior to the federal era, wrote the book A Star in the West which investigated that concept).
The "Black Israelites" can believe whatever they want. But in reality, unless and until they are accepted as such by the Chief Rabbi of Israel such beliefs have no more standing than the claim of David Koresh to be the Messiah.
By the way, why were these alleged "Israelites" attacking students at a Catholic school? And why were the MSM helping them? I thought people in the USA had religious freedom.
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