Reply To: What's the argument against having a Madina?

YW Moderator-72: I totally agree.

But Health, you still never made an argument; the Stamir position is very hard to understand in light of the Balfour Declaration and the UN’s Decision to grant the Jews a homeland in 1948 (the Or Sameach has a letter about this; I heard this quoted by Rav Schachter, though I don’t recall were he said it could be found). In fact, during the Aggudah meeting in the 40’s when the Gedolim were discussing whether to make a state, Satmir didn’t even show up because they knew that they were (to use Rav Schachter’s term) “a minority she’bi’minority” and they wouldn’t even get the floor.

If you want to hear Rav Schachter go through all the opinions (Mercaz, Stamir, etc.) you can listen to his shiur called “Land for Peace” on YU Torah (I’ll post the link if I get permission)