Rafi Greenberg

Greenberg is the leading critic of the archaeological digs now underway at the Ophel, in Jerusalem.

Greenberg founded an organization called An Alternative Archaeological Tour of Ancient Jerusalem, to present his views of the ancient finds in the area of the Ophel.

He explained to a reporter that "Archeology is all about interpretation. The findings don't speak for themselves, archeologists speak for them," arguing that there is insufficient evidence for Eilat Mazar's claim to have found King David's palace at the City of David archaeological site. "There is a large distance between 'could' and 'is.'"

In February 2025, Greenberg wrote an open letter criticising a planned conference on archaeology in the West Bank, saying that archaeology had been "weaponised" and used "as a lever to dispossess Palestinians and enlarge the settler footprint". Subsequently, Amichai Eliyahu, Israel's Heritage Minister, instructed the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) to cancel Greenberg's participation in the annual conference of the Israel Exploration Society. The conference was due to take place at the headquarters of the IAA. As a result the conference was postponed.