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Joseph, what’s wrong with nationalism?
SR, the three oaths are a halachic non-starter.
1. The pasukim cited refer th the kelei hamikdash, not the people.
2. They are aggadata. Aggadata cannot be understood literally (Rambam, Intro. to Perek Chelek).
3. They are not brought down in any of the codes.
4. According to Rav Chaim Vital they were only for 1,000 years (Inro. to Sefer Etz Chaim 8).
5. According to Rav Meir Simcha the San Remo conference repealed them as the other nations agreed.
6. According to Rav Soloveichik (Kol Dodi Dofek) Hashemn has called.
7. The other nations violated their oath not to persecute us too much on several occasions (Crusades, Chmielnitzky massacres, pogroms, Petlura massacres, Holocaust). Thus, the deal is off (Sotah 10a with Rashi d”h huchal shevuato shel Avimelech and Shulchan Aruch YD 236,6).
ZD, as a mater of fact the Tzitz Eliezer wrote a series of books called “Hilchot Medina” and Rav Herzog wrote called “Techuka l’Yisrael. There have also been numerous articles in Techumin. However, you are correct that more must be done before Hashem will let us form the government. There must also be a will to run the country and not be an armchair PM (I will now give credit to Trump for admitting that one does not really know until he enters the job). This si called in Kabbala an awakening below that causes an awakening Above.