On February 18, 2025, YWN received a letter signed by Hagaon HaRav Dov Landau, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka, calling for “all Charedi representatives to immediately withdraw from Zionist institutions,” specifically targeting involvement in organizations like the World Zionist Organization (WZO). YWN has since uncovered that nearly every print publication that ran this letter was paid to do so, a revelation that raises serious questions about the authenticity of the campaign. For clarity, YWN was neither offered nor paid to publish the letter and has maintained its editorial independence.
Further investigation by YWN revealed an even more astonishing detail: a video statement released in late March 2025, in which Rav Landau unequivocally reiterated his opposition to Charedi participation in WZO elections, featured English subtitles crafted by none other than the Conservative Movement. The professionally produced subtitles, which enabled American Charedi audiences to clearly understand Rav Landau’s message, were strategically designed to amplify the video’s reach and impact. YWN is in possession of concrete evidence confirming the Conservative Movement’s role in this effort. In fact, we know the name of the person who placed the subtitles on the video.
The Conservative Movement’s involvement represents a meticulously orchestrated campaign to thrust this issue into the forefront of public discourse, achieving a level of prominence unprecedented in American Jewish history. By leveraging paid publications and expertly subtitled media, the movement successfully manipulated the narrative surrounding Chareidi engagement with Zionist institutions, raising concerns about external interference in internal Chareidi affairs.
Hagaon HaRav Dov Landau’s stance, as expressed in both the letter and video, remains clear: he opposes any Chareidi involvement in the WZO or similar bodies, viewing such participation as incompatible with Torah values. However, the revelation of paid publications and the Conservative Movement’s behind-the-scenes role casts a shadow over the campaign’s legitimacy, prompting questions about who stands to benefit from this controversy.
YWN remains committed to uncovering the truth and providing clarity to its readers. As this story develops, we will continue to investigate and report on any further evidence of external influence in this critical matter affecting the Charedi community. In fact, YWN can tell our readers with certainty, that this as well as the previous article published today are just the tip of the iceberg. In the coming days and weeks, information will be published that will be extremely shocking to say the least.
Stay tuned!
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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14 Responses
Eretz Hakodesh has not produced a single ad with any significant list of Rabbanim signed supporting them, despite their obviously false claim of support by Gedolim and the significant resources they have. They do give a free comedy video if you sign up though… Oy.
Shock
Shocking
Jaw dropping
Auch boring recycled headlines.
Same ones over and over again. Just to get us to click.
For goodness sake hire someone new editors!!!
How much is this site being paid to run these articles?
No one has yet denied that Rav Landau is in fact strongly opposed to voting ‘Eretz HaKodesh’. All this article does is make the bizarre claim that it was really some sinister boogeyman (whose name is supposedly known to the nameless powers that be) who added the English subtitles to a video of Rav Landau saying what everyone knows already that he said. Here’s an idea: Let Eretz HaKodesh get a genuine video of some major living Gedolim who back them clearly saying so, and let THEM add English subtitles… Only problem is, there aren’t any…
Wow. the mouthpiece of the “Eretz hakodesh” movement is getting sophisticated! Insuating that our heilige Gedolim can be bought off! How low can Anti-YeshivahWorldNews Stoop? Conservative movement what conservative movement? Spearheading? The gedolim have been against the Wzo for over 100 years. The real people who have been bought off are the Editors pf Anti-yeshivaworldnews receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars to plaster their site with wzo ads, all while feigning neutrality. All while hoping people believe they are doing this as bait click, Anti-Yeshivaworldnews is much more sinister then people realize.
Another interesting observation: Many recent articles that have nothing to do with the WZO elections have comments that somehow manage to mention those elections and why they are so important and how this is the solution to all the problems of the Yeshivos who will suddenly get billions (?!) of dollars, etc. yaddah yaddah. Who is behind all these comments? Why is this such a hot issue with the Da’as Ba’alei Batimnicks, but not-hot-to-quite-cold with the Rabbonim? They can’t get anyone more serious than the cast of ‘Bardack’ to support them? This isn’t coming from a good place.
1) r dov genuinely is against ehk
2) stands to reason those conservatives may be in for some kibul schar 😀
>> we will continue to investigate and report on any further evidence of external influence in this critical matter affecting the Charedi community
“FURTHER EVIDENCE”
You didn’t publish ANY evidence, will you ‘further’ assure use that you have definitive top-secret classified evidence for this?!
NO ..ONE….CARES….it’s a ridiculous topic. WZO faking as chareidim, now conservatives faking as chareidim….nobody cares. Go home.
AS IN ALL THINGS IN LIFE
FOLLOW THE MONEY TRAIL!!!!!
Nothing like a good dose of YWN sensation lol I’m dying
Nothing like a good dose of YWN sensationalism lol I’m dying
Why in he world do we need the conservatives to translate the Gadol Hador’s daas torah? Where was the so-called Frum media? Who paid THEM to suppress the story? We will never know!
We all know Chabad is somehow involved. They are involved in everything, everywhere. What is the Chabad position on WZO? That will give direction to the rest of the chareidi word. As Chabad goes, so goes the rest of klal yisroel.