This quote from Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen of Dvinsk
refutes the claims of the anti-Zionists:
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רבי מאיר שמחה מדווינסק הובא הרב מ. כשר מספרו התקופה הגדולה עמ’ קע”ה
אמנם כעת הסבה ההשגחה, אשר באספת הממלכות הנאורות בסאן
רעמא ניתן צו אשר ארץ ישראל תהיה לעם ישראל. וכיון שסר
פחד השבועות, וברשיון המלכים קמה מצות ישוב ארץ ישראל
ששקולה כנגד על המצוות שבתורה למקומה, מצוה על כל איש
לסייע בכל יכלתו לקיים מצוה זו.
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However, now Providence has arranged,
that through the gathering of the great nations in San Remo,
a mandate was made that the Land of Israel belongs to the Jews.
And since the fear of the [Three] Oaths is gone,
and with permission of the nations comes
the mitzvah of resettling the Land of Israel,
which is equal to all of the mitzvot in the Torah.
Every Jew [literally, every man] is required to help,
with all his ability, to comply with this mitzvah.
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If you understand what Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen
of Dvinsk said in this message,
then you are one step closer to understanding that
Religious Zionism is the true Derech HaTorah of Moshe Rabbeinu
and Yehoshua his student, and all the Rabbis of the Mishnah.
Religious Zionism is NOT Avodah Zarah or Kefirah.
On the contrary, it is ANTI-Zionism which is Avodah Zarah and Kefirah!