Avi K: The gedolim you quoted supported the state at its begining because it COULD HAVE BEEN a good thing for bnei yisrael. Hashem did show his love for bnei yisrael by giving us an unprecedented opportunity for spiritual and material revival after the terrible gezeira. After ’67 R’ Chaim Shmulevitz RY of Mir said something similar. But the opportunity was missed and misused, to put it mildly. The truth is that we still have the opportunity to turn things around and prepare the way for mashiach. But as long as the state persists in actions that are the opposite of bringing us closer to Hashem, it cannot be supported. (btw i don’t know that the gedolim you quoted supported the state but i’ll take your word for it)
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