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Lilmod Ulelamaid
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On the other hand, there is one aspect of what you are saying that I agree with.
When people argue that it is dangerous to live in EY, my response is that aside from the fact that I don’t think that’s true, if I had to die anyhow, I would a million times rather die in Eretz Yisrael al kiddush Hashem than to die in chutz l’aretz not al kiddush Hashem.

I recently read in Rav Moshe Twersky zatsal HY”D’s biography, that someone once asked him what to do if you’re davening shemona esrei and a siren goes off. He said it’s a catch-22 situation, so either way you should continue davening. If there really is no bomb, chaval to miss out on davening. And if it’s really a bomb, chaval to miss out on the opportunity to die al kiddush Hashem.

The author pointed out in the footnote that he only said this because he didn’t think it was a clearly life-threatening situation that would halachically require someone to protect himself.