A Kenyan has been deported from Israel over suspicions of obtaining visa fraudulently into the country.
Francis Kimani, who calls himself 'Yehudah Kimani', was denied entry into the Israeli airport by the Interior Ministry on Monday night.
Kimani, 31, had gone to the Jewish state for a three-week study program, a move that was seen by activists as part of the ongoing discrimination by Israel against Jews.
According to the Times of Israel, after Kimani’s first visa application was denied, he was able to obtain a visa on his second attempt, in time for the Conservative Yeshiva’s winter break program.
When he arrived at Ben Gurion Airport, officials at the passport check said his visa was not valid.
The Immigration department said Kimani was deported for fraudulently obtaining a visa to the country.