Yinon Magal Slams Channel 12 Over Rabbi Landau Recording

Commentator Yinon Magal sharply criticized Channel 12 on Monday evening, following the broadcast of recordings attributed to Rabbi Dov Landau. The recordings, which reportedly feature Rabbi Landau making critical remarks about Religious Zionism, the founders of the state, and the secular public, were presented by Channel 12 as rare footage from a private conversation.

Magal asserted that the recordings were not new and had been published approximately six months prior. He argued that the decision to re-release the material now was part of a deliberate campaign by the opposition and left-leaning media to make the Haredi public the central focus of the upcoming election discourse.

"As part of a campaign of hatred towards Haredim and an attempt by the opposition and left-wing media to steer the 'discourse' towards the elections to only 'Haredim, Haredim, Haredim,' Channel 12 recycled recordings of Rabbi Landau that were already published six months ago," Magal wrote. He suggested that the timing of the broadcast was intended to keep the Haredi sector's issues at the forefront of the public agenda.

Magal's criticism focused not on the content of Rabbi Landau's alleged statements but on the timing and presentation of their re-emergence. He linked the broadcast to the ongoing political discourse leading up to the elections, claiming its purpose was to maintain the Haredi public's issues as the main topic of discussion.