HaKatan,
Thank you for your clarifications. I think I understand better what you are trying to do, and I appreciate your attempt to refrain from judging individual Jews.
I see no reason why any thinking Jew should contradict his faith by being, in addition (and in contradiction), a Zionist.
If possible, would you enumerate the facets of present day Zionism that you hold to be avoda zara? I definitely understand how the original conception of Zionism – the replacement of Torah Judaism with secular nationalism – was A”Z, but it seems to me that that ideology is mostly extinct. Most Israelis today, secular and frum, live in Israel because they were born in Israel, not out of a mission to turn Jerusalem into Berlin or Paris. The shmad of today is coming primarily from secularists, today’s maskilim, who would be opposing public religion no matter where in the world they were. Perhaps you’ll find many more agree with you if there was clarity about what you mean when you say “Zionist”.
Some other specific questions:
Given that six million Jews currently live in the medina, would you consider praying for the welfare of the state and the success of its military against the Arabs during wartime to keep those Jews safe to be ok or not ok (NOT as a change to our nusach, but as a personal prayer)?
What about defending the state from BDS attacks and double standards in the media?
What about working for the government of Israel, e.g., as a government scientist?
Thanks again for your time and patience with my numerous questions.