Joseph…. Wow, you really a man with such hatred and distaste of other Jews. Maybe you should book a speaking engagement to frum families who lost young children to Palestinian attacks, and you can blame the “Zionist” government and the IDF!
I don’t think any convincing or rational thought will ever allow you to realize that Hezbollah, Hamas, ISIS, and many Muslims want us killed, and have been unfortunately successfully far too many times. Look at the frum communities in France, UK, Germany – frum Jews are being physically and spiritually slaughtered there. Look at the USA where are overall Jewish population is decreasing rapidly due to intermarriage and interfaith (Pew Research). Although a much lower percentage than Conservative and Reform, intermarriage amonst the US Orthodox is highest in the world.
Continue looking at the progress in Israel as “half empty”. I’ve look at the yeshivas, seminaries, mikvahs, Batei Midrashim, kosel, etc.
Without Torah, Israel won’t exist. Without the IDF, Israel won’t exist.