Anyone who wants to point a finger at my beliefs and what I think about Zionists, should definitely have a clear idea what a "Zionist" is and what a "Jew" is.

I want to make aware to all those Jews and particularly the Zionists, what the orthodox position of a Zionist is - according to Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum.

Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, was a Talmud scholar of the first rank. In his book “Va Yoel Moshe”, he made clear the orthodox position of Zionism, based not upon his personal opinion or prejudices, but upon midrash (biblical interpretation). In reference to Tractate Kesubos 111a of the Talmud, Teitelbaum states that God and the people of Israel exchanged three vows prior to the exile from ancient Israel:

1. That the Jewish people would not ascend to the Holy Land as a group using force.
2. That the Jewish people would not rebel against the governments of countries in which they lived.
3. That the Jewish people would not, by their sins, prolong the coming of the Jewish Messiah.

Rabbi Teitelbaum was not alone in this view. Many Hasidic rabbis share his convictions with respect to Zionism.

One can see a lot on this on this website :~ [link]

Be sure to listen/watch the interview of Rabbi I. Domb with Harold Channer on the same site, where he explains explicitly what the whole israel-zionism relation is all about.

More on my blog:- [link]