Another sefardi source for kolel is the ohr hachaim, who wrote that anyone who wants to learn all day with emunah peshutah will be supportd min hashomayim.
He also questioned if in his time, since “nismaatu halevavos “, if it’s still an ideal to work and learn together for most people. Kal vechomer today.
And zionism was opposed by many sefardim. The sefardi beis din in yerushalayim put rabbi kooks books in cherem. The baba sali made a siyum on the vayoel moshe and said it’s the sefer of the generation.
In reality, most ashkenazi rabbis, if we’re looking at quantity and not level, were supportive of a state in some way, especially after the fact. Most sefardi rabbis probably were as well. It’s the gedolei olam, the chazon ish, brisker rov, who saw passed it, and their view became verified and accepted as time went on and people saw how bad the state is and how baseless the ideology is.