Neville, you should say the prayer for the state of Israel (as well as the IDF) with simcha and hitlahavut. As Rav Soloveichik has said, if c”v Israel goes the entire Jewish people will go. Moreover, regardless of one’s political leanings one should identify with “Shield it with Your lovingkindness, envelop it in Your peace, and bestow Your light and truth upon its leaders, ministers, and advisors, and grace them with Your good counsel. Strengthen the hands of those who defend our holy land, grant them deliverance, and adorn them in a mantle of victory. Ordain peace in the land and grant its inhabitants eternal happiness.
Manifest yourself in the splendor of Your boldness before the eyes of all inhabitants of Your world, and may everyone endowed with a soul affirm that the Lord, God of Israel, is king and his dominion is absolute. Amen forevermore.”
If you live in Israel there is the added mitzva of praying for the government (Yermiahu 29:7).
What do you ean “borderline worship” BG? What borderline worship self-proclaimed mekuballim?