Dozens of community members have no formal status in Israel and were ordered to leave, but Israeli authorities have yet to rule on their appeals

Judge says while no formal agreement was reached, community members had repeatedly been led to believe by state they would be given citizenship

Recent militant posturing of Israel United in Christ, followers of Hebrew Israelite spiritual movement, has alarmed many already on edge from recent attacks, rise in antisemitism

Supreme Court nominee spoke of a case of Black Israelites that moved her; right-winger mistakenly thought she was speaking of a group sometimes accused of hate

Interior Ministry given 7 days to convince court not to hear appeal against expulsion of 51 residents of Dimona

51 members of the 3,000-strong community living in the Negev desert city of Dimona were ordered to leave Israel by September 23, but have so far stayed put