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Here is responsa Ba’i Chaye 177 on the question:

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Here is the rest.

From HebrewBooks, here.

I’m Telling You – The Man And The Dog Are Definitely Working Together

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• א באנדע גנבים
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• אתר חדש לעדי נוסח על תלמוד בבלי
• How the Haggada Was Compiled
• אם הרב אמנון יצחק משמיץ את כשרות הבשר, מדוע לא תובעים אותו?
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• Haman Hanged on His Own Gallows
• Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky: Why Make Aliyah?
• Rabbi Nissim Karelitz Against Shlomo Aviner
• The Fifth Cup
• Was Rabbi Amram Blau An Anarchist?
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• Israel – Having the Country Without the State
• מהי ברכת משה רבנו בפרשה שלנו

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Sadly, the anti-Zionists are not truly anti-statist. In their view, we ought to have all the same structures under the management of Mashiach instead. They lack sound economics, they lack hatred for the state apparatus, they lack sufficient interest in libertarian historical revisionism and conspiracy theory, etc.

A cutting remark by Rabbi Yitzchak Ze’ev Soleveichik brings this to the fore:

The Brisker Rav once pointed out to Rav Amram Blau that even the fiercest anti-Zionists often act as though they are living in a Jewish state in which they need not worry about the harsh responses they would receive for similar acts in chutz l’Aretz.

UPDATE: Rabbi Blau answered back he indeed intended to give up his life (מסירות נפש) at every protest. Of course, this rings a bit false in light of all the youngsters who accompanied him. (The original “chutz l’Aretz” example was the Soviet Union, but I don’t think this matters.)

Ever notice how those belonging to the Israeli government army are indicated in government media?

When the reference is bad or just neutral, “chayal\חייל”, or soldier. When seemingly positive, “lochem\לוחם”, or warrior…