Eretz Israel

Question

(from Dovid) "How can it be that these staunch "religious zionists" can't see that the terror, the killing and the continuous harm to our fellow Yidden in Eretz Yisrael could very much be a result of the fact that Israel, the political entity that it is, is not what they claim it to be" If we were to follow that logic, we would have to say that the learning that took place in pre-war Europe was undesirable to Hashem; that we can explain, in terms of olam hazeh, why frum kids from sincerely frum families get killed in auto or other accidents; and that Hashem really is not so just, because the Jews experiencing the most trouble today - residents of Judea and Samaria - are also arguably among the cream of the crop of the religious world today, at least in terms of individual mitzvot (forget about their politics)... On the one hand, all would agree that Israel needs and deserves better leadership. Maybe the political message is that Hashem will turn over the reins of power when WE as frum Jews measure up to what true leadership has to be about, and that He is doing us a favor by keeping the chilonim in power for now, to help us build up the necessary resources for leadership. Tishbi yavo veytaretz... But I have a very hard time with people who, only a few weeks after hearing the Tochacha we all know is just a matter of time, yes, even in America ("lo yihyeh manoach lekaf raglecha..."), are so willing to throw the gracious gift that Hashem has given our generation back in His face. How many of our ancestors would have given everything to be living in this generation and being able to live in modern day Israel, with all it's flaws? It's one thing to say I can't come beause it's difficult, family, etc. But to reject Israel out of hand because of a few crummy politicians... I feel very sorry for such people, and there is no question in my mind that they are going to have what to answer for. Just my 2 cents... maybe we should all just stick to Halacha!