Reply To: Is anti-Zionism the sin of the spies?

Joseph, Chacham Ovadia later regretted it. In fact, virtually all of the rabbanim of all of the streams opposed the expulsion from Gush Katif. As for Jewish sovereignty vs. a human life, if, as Ramban rules, it is a milchemet mitzva that is a non-starter.

NeutiquamErro, Judaism is not an “all or nothing” religion and “religious”, as RaKook points out, is not a Jewish term. As I previously posted, according to Rambam a person can be considered a tzaddik even if he has 49% aveirot by weight – an no one knows how Hashem weighs them. Those who support toeva (and BTW, it was a Supreme Court decision) are tinnokot shenishbu like the Karaites in Rambam’s time (Hilcht Mamrim 3:3). It could be that Hashem discounts this when juding them. In any case, I also invite you to make aliya and vote for change.