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As it happens, I am not a Zionist by any stretch of the imagination (FWIW, Rav Hirsch’s position is the one which resonates with me on this and nearly all Hashkafic issues).

Nevertheless, the arrogance of your opening paragraph undermines any value the rest of your post might have.

It’s fine to take a firm position. More than fine, it’s actually probably what you ought to do. But the assertion that anyone who disagrees with your preferred shita has no leg to stand on exposes a shallowness and ignorance rather than strength of conviction.

Do you then deny that great Talmidei Chachamim and Gedolim disagreed with the Satmar Rav on the issue of Zionism? Is this because: a) You are simply unaware of who actually held that way, or b) You don’t recognize them as Talmidei Chachamim and Gedolim?

If it’s a, then go educate yourself; if it’s b, you are really a fool.