Yehuda Meshi Zahav wrote an “Open Letter” to his deceased uncle, Rabbi Amram Blau, praising the state of Israel, disagreeing with the “divisiveness” his approach engendered, and rejoicing Rabbi Blau‘s concerns have become moot.
I don’t agree with either of them, because Rabbi Blau wasn’t against the state itself, either (UPDATE: I was wrong about that, see the above link).
Now, I was discouraged by several advisors from launching a scathing attack on Meshi, but I do wish to note one very simple point: The State isn’t us! When private individuals in the Holy Land do wonderful things, this doesn’t indicate anything about the State of Jezreel at all.
P.S., This all seems so ironic now…