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yankel berel:

You seem confused. The chashmonaim’s reign was during the time of the Second Temple, to which obviously the oaths did not apply.

More importantly, yes, the existence of the “State” is very much against the oaths. The Steipler (as confirmed by Rav Chaim) and others stated so explicitly.

This Zionist meme about this being a “Satmar” thing is really pathetic. When the Brisker Rav heard that the Satmar Rav stated that the “State” is a kefirah in the oaths, the Brisker Rav responded that the “State” is a kefirah in the entire Torah, not just the oaths.