<pre>R. MYG wrote (re: the Israel as a Jewish state):<br><br><Not so Poshut. See Rambam Bais HaBechira 6:14-16 and the Ra'avad there. It<br>is at least a Machlokes Rishonim, and I'd like to see a source for a clear<br>P'sak B'zman Hazeh.
<br><br>The Mishna Berura in Siman 561 sif katan 5 paskens explicitly like the Rambam that the first kedusha of the Beis Hamikdash is still extant and anyone who goes on to the makom hamikdash today is chayav kares.<br></pre>