Reply To: Hakaras Hatov for Israeli Soldiers (IDF)

Daas Yochid – i think you missed one of the crucial points i mentioned- The Halachic RIGHT to make a Jewish state based on the oath related permission of the ruling Nation(s)(and lack of dechikas haketz issue -see above) has NOTHING to do with the individual or communal religiosity of the founders of that state – and deals only with the ruling nations viewpoint. Translation- yes the Gedolim wanted it frum – and if not- would not be happy with the development – however based on the purely halachic considerations of these Gedolim regarding the oaths -they would not have been violated in any way as per permission and legal declaration and followed defensive milchemes mitzvah. I am not justifying a modern state – in the way you think ie : everything is up to par – rather i am saying -no – we want to change it and make it frum – but we don’t claim that any oath was violated.