Some Black Israelites wear very Sikh-looking turbans and beards (thanks, Ennis):
Remember that Marley song?
African American and African Caribbean Christianity had long developed a comparison of their experience in the New World with that of the Jews held in slavery in Egypt, particularly as regards the Book of Exodus… [Link]
We know where we’re going; we know where we’re from
We’re leaving Babylon, we’re going to our fatherland
Exodus, movement of Jah people…
Send us another Brother Moses gonna cross the Red Sea…— Bob Marley, ‘Exodus’
A small number took the analogy literally and moved to Israel:
The African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem is a small religious group whose members believe they are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. With a population of over 2000, most members live in their own community in Dimona, Israel. The Black Hebrews practice polygamy. [Link]
In contrast, the guy on TV was ranting against Israel even while sitting beneath a Star of David:
Some Black Hebrew Israelites, like Israelite Heritage, are anti-Semitic, and focus on Jews, as Edomites and Khazars acting on behalf of Satan and secretly controlling the United States. [Link]
