After Demolition, Settler Mother Says Family Will Move Into New Home by Shabbat

Shlomit Klav, a mother of eight from Givat Beit Anot, said hours after her home was demolished early in the morning that her family intends to stay and rebuild immediately. Speaking to Channel 7, she said the eviction was painful, but added, “We are not giving up and not disappointed. God willing, tomorrow our house will already stand, and on Shabbat we will enter a home with a white tablecloth and Shabbat candles.”

Klav said her family moved to the hilltop only in recent months, after years of hoping to take part in the settlement movement. “We are very moved by the privilege of being part of the redemption of the land,” she said. “For many years we dreamed of being part of this settlement, and we are happy we merited it.”

She emphasized that the demolition has not weakened their commitment. As a history teacher, she compared the current difficulties to those faced by early Zionist pioneers, including the Bilu movement, students of the Vilna Gaon, students of the Baal Shem Tov, and the First and Second Aliyah. In her words, what her family is facing is “nothing, a tiny speck, a trifle.”

Klav said the broader situation strengthens her faith, saying they already see “redemption on the horizon” and “the Messiah coming,” alongside what she described as remarkable progress in Judea and Samaria. Standing next to the ruins of the house, she said the floor structure was already being assembled and called on the public to join the settlement effort. She noted that three families now live there, together with a core group she described as determined to hold the ground in every possible way.