Sam2
Interesting post – and gematriya.
But what would the Ramba”n consider Jews controlling E”Y?
Today E”Y is not controlled by Jews, it is controlled by people who happen to be Jewish.
If the British PM in 1945 had been Jewish would that count as well?
R’ Elchonon Wasserman HY’D wrote that the irreligious Jews who take charge of the nation (in those days the Yevsektzia – same people, different name) in the end of days are to be considered from the seed of Amalek. I don’t claim to know what that means but would the Ramba”n accept their leadership as qualifying for the havtacha.
In addition, many of the events leading up to the final geulah mentioned in the Navi are rather frightening. Are we to celebrate a bloody war even if we could positively confirm that it is a necessary part of the geulah?