Rabbi Dov Landau's recent interview highlights the growing divide between the ultra-Orthodox and mainstream Israeli society. His views not only maintain traditional haredi anti-Zionist positions but intensify them. Landau argues that Torah study alone protects Israel and dismisses the deaths of soldiers who are not studying Torah as a consequence of insufficient religious Zionist Torah. This rhetoric further isolates the haredi community and makes future integration more difficult. The interview exposes a paradox in haredi politics, as their spiritual leadership delegitimizes the state they rely upon. This hardening of positions raises questions about the sustainability of current arrangements between the haredi community and the state.