We're not worried about gaining anybody's acceptance or looking for anybody to validate us. We know who we are. We migrated to the land, set up shop, took our bumps and bruises over the decades from the government and didn't let them stop us and still built a thriving, healthy and self sufficient community in the middle of the desert, free of the same sociological, psychological and health problems that out FBA brethren in the States deal with. Largest African-American expat community in the WORLD outside of America.
Having said that, we're generally respected and loved by most Israelis that come into contact with us. Only the far right in Israel be player hating.