From the blog of Chava Berman Kaplan at The Times of Israel Apparently the prevailing consensus was that unlike Niturei Karta, we recognize the state of Israel and after the fact of its existence we condone accepting benefits.There was always a clear distinction made between the land of Israel and the state of Israel.This is all in contrast to the Modern Orthodox who have a blatant Zionistic ideology and fervently believe in the mitzvah of yishuv haaretz, settling the land.In this view, mitzvat yishuv haaretz is an abundantly clear commandment, and the settlers in Yehuda and Shomron are exceptional in...