The english protected Jews? Please… heard about what happened on Ben Yehuda Street (Brits killed 51 Yidden)? Heard about how they were taking arms away from Jews so they couldn’t defend themselves? They were the ones who were vetoing a cease-fire when the Arab Legion was winning (U.S. was pushing for a cease-fire, UK vetoed because they favored Arabs, gave them arms, etc.) Yeah right, they were protecting Jews.
Shlishi/Health, sources please? I can bring you 20+ Gedolim who suppotred creation of the Medina (Not including HaRav Kook z”l). Bring sources please.
No Kedusha and still a lot of Kedusha are two very different things. My point is that you said “This probably doesn’t apply nowadays because we hold that Yerushalyim doesn’t have Kedusha nowadays. See Chasam Sofer.” Please clarify next time in order not to mislead.
Why is it you are so afraid of Arabs? HaKadosh Boruch Hu helped us in all our wars with them, even against overwhelming odds. That shows that this ‘maase satan’ got great Siyata Dishmaya. Why is it you shove back at Hashem that what he has given us? The questio: “Is it good to proclaim a Medina?” was valid then, when the Arabs went to war and it looked like a massacre of Jews would happen. But now that Hashem answered us, I think the answer is clear.
The Medina isn’t perfect, but it IS Atchalta DeGeulah, no doubt in my mind. Sources will be brought tomorrow.
BTW> Please post the entire source, not none/only part. If you post only part of a source, it is misleading. (i.e. posting that Chasam Sofer said Yerushalayim had no Kedusha)