feivel: The Rambam (I think in Hilchos Kiddush HaChodesh but in might be in the Peirush HaMishnayos) explicitly defines “Klal Yisrael” as those Jews living in Eretz Yisrael. He thinks that being in E”Y defines us more as a nation than being descendants of the Avos does. But I’ll let you tell the Rambam that his Shittos are “scholarly irrelevant nonsense”. I’m sure he’ll be happy to hear it from you.
Health: You can’t call a few weeks constant. If it’s daily for a few weeks but then goes away, that qualifies as “sporadic”. Just like every other spike of violence in history.