Was the Brisker Rov or Satmar Rov an apikoros, per your description, HaLeiVi? Is 25,000 war dead, 100,000 war crippled, 4,000 terror dead and tens of thousands of more terror injured the ness you’re referring to? Was over 25,000 dead Jews (and counting) and over 100,000 (and continuing) crippled Jews worth the “quality of life” you previously touted for establishing a State or did Chazal have a good point about pas b’melach tochal?
Like you said, the early colonist fought and died fighting the British for a better quality of life so why shouldn’t Jewish blood be similarly spilled for a better quality of life. After all, a nation like all other nations.