Avi K — It is definitely brought down in Chazal that one who tries to do the right thing is helped. The question is whether that logic can be inverted to say that if one is helped in a specific situation, therefore you can conclude that your actions are right. I was specifically told by an Adam Gadol that such is NOT the case. One must figure out based on Halacha/ Torah Hashkafah if a specific action is right, and not just based on how successful it is. The idea here is that Hashem may have many calculations as to why something should succeed in addition to the above mentioned concept of helping someone doing the right thing (one example being that He is allowing the Satan to create confusion so as to enable us to exercise our bechira.) As I mentioned in my previous post, there were many evil individuals and countries throughout history who enjoyed power and success for many years (how many years did the Inquisition enjoy tremendous success?)
To be very clear, I am not saying the creation of the Medina is right or wrong — simply that I do not believe you can use the Nissim that were seen in many of the wars here as some sort of “proof” that it is right.
For the record, I do live in Eretz Yisroel, and I am a citizen who votes. We asked Sha’alos before we made Aliyah, both from my husband’s Rosh Yeshiva in America and from 3 of the biggest Chareidi Gedolim in Eretz Yisroel, and were told we should come.