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JerusalemR
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It’s quite clear how the ראשו� ים and other א�–רו� ים define the שלש ש�’ועות. Satmar has their own שיט�” in which they have a unique definition of �–ומ�” and מרי�”�”. So why not redefine the איסור of leaving ארץ ישראל? Indeed, Moshe Ber Beck (influence by, but not Satmar) held that it was forbidden to live in Israel because he felt it was impossible to escape benefit from the State, and it’s equally impossible to benefit the State via taxes.

It’s clear that MBB, who was condemned by Satmar, is a fringe figure. Also of note, is a statement of the Satmar rebbe where he writes that nothing really can be done about the State except to pray for משי�— as giving the country to the Arabs would mean another Holocaust.

That being the case, I don’t know of any mainstream position (left, right or center) that advocates leaving the country en masse simply because there’s a Zionist government.