From Looters to Litigants: The Real Story Behind the Bid to Demolish Kfar Tarfon
Two Arab invaders illegally built homes on the ancient site of Khirbet Tarfin, destroying Second Temple (and possibly First Temple) remains, including burial caves. Israeli forces demolished the structures. The invaders rebuilt them, then petitioned the High Court of Justice. They demanded that the state secure their return and evacuate the nearby Jewish hilltop of Kfar Tarfon, which was established to protect the site from further looting.
Instead of rejecting the petition and prosecuting the lawbreakers, the Court ordered the state to respond urgently. It required a report within two weeks on steps to protect the invaders and clear the Jewish outpost. Security forces soon imposed a closed military zone and prepared heavy equipment to demolish Kfar Tarfon. The residents remain determined to stay.
This is theater of the absurd playing out in real time. Read Elisha Yered’s full account of this unfolding story, click HERE.