History of Tel Hai
On March 1st, 1920, several hundred Arabs marched to Tel Hai, demanding to search it. At the end of a verbal dispute both sides opened fire. Six Jews were killed, including the commander, Trumpeldor. In his last breath he stated: “No matter, it is good to die for our country”, and died. The remaining Jews retreated to Kfar Giladi, while Tel Hai was burnt by the Arabs.
Although the battle ended with a Jewish defeat, it is marked in Israeli history as a heroic battle of pioneers willing to risk their lives yet fulfill the Zionist Ideal of re-settling homeland.
Visiting Tel-Hai
Visiting the site is by reservations only. A “trail of the injured”, from Tel-Hai to Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, marks the ascent the Jews injured in the battle were taken through, cleared from the battlefield. The casualties of the battle are buried in the nearby cemetery of Tel Hai. A stone sculpture of a roaring lion stands at the cemetery’s entrance, a memorial of the Jews who died in the battle of Tel-Hai.
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Points of Interest in the Area
Ayun Stream | |
| Tel Dan |
Caesarea Philippi (Banias) | |
Banias hike and water fal |