Kfar Tapuach

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Kfar Tapuach (Hebrew: כפר תפוח, lit. Apple-ville) is an Israeli settlement in the Samaria region of the West Bank, founded in 1978. It is one of the five Jewish villages in the region south of Nablus/Shechem, and sits astride one of the most vital traffic junctions in the West Bank.

Kfar Tapuach is one of the most ethnically diverse Israeli settlements. Founded by a core of Yemenite Jews nearly 30 years ago, over the years it has absorbed Russian and American Jews, a large group of converts from Trujillo, Peru, and others . Between February 2004 and August 2005, Kfar Tapuach absorbed over 30 new families from Ariel.

Even though the vast majority of residents are not active supporters of Kahanism, Kfar Tapuach is often associated with Kahanism since Rabbi Binyamin Kahane moved there with family, and some core members of Kach and Kahane Chai organizations still reside in the settlement. The nearby hilltop outpost, Giv'at El Nakam (lit. Hill of Divine Revenge) a.k.a. Tapuach West, was home to a synagogue built in memory of Binyamin Kahane and his wife, who were slain by Arab gunmen. A temporary structure was rebuilt after the original synagogue was destroyed by the Israel Defense Forces.