afterwards, in august 2012, a large demonstration was held in the city of haifa demanding israel to grant the descendants the right of return to both villages that suffered the same depopulation and destruction, iqrit and kafr bir'im. since the last roots camp in 2012, a group of the village's youngsters decided to stay in the village and conduct their lives as regular villagers; this came as an act of opposition to the israeli government's continued dismissal of the case.