"Black people is the real Jews," a man repeatedly said as he followed a Hassidic Jewish man in New York City, social media footage posted on Friday showed.
"So go start wearing tzitzit. Go follow the Bible," the Jewish man responded. "If you think you're Jewish, start doing what the Bible says. Start following the Bible."
"Free Palestine, man," the man said as the Jewish man entered a building.
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Was the man part of the Black Hebrew Israelites?
Comments on posts of the video on social media have referenced the Black Hebrew Israelite movement, where their main belief is that only African Americans are the genuine descendants of biblical Jews.
In November 2022, Hundreds of followers of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement marched through New York City following NBA player Kyrie Irving sharing a link on social media to a documentary that advocated for the organization's beliefs.
The organization's beliefs continued to be further publicized that year when rapper Kanye West wrote an infamous tweet stating that he would go "death con 3 on Jewish people."
Michael Starr contributed to this report.