Israel ordered the deportation of members of a Denver-based apocalyptic Christian cult suspected of planning violent actions in the coming year to hasten the second coming of Jesus. Capping a surveillance operation that lasted several months, Israeli security forces detained eight members of the cult, known as the Concerned Christians, and six of their children. Israeli officials began their surveillance of the cult members after the FBI informed Israel in October that a number of cult members were reported missing from the Denver area.
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