A large number of historical movements are known by names that started as insults. The reason being that any name with a positive connotation will be vigorously contested for by different groups, whereas 'cattle thief' is not a particularly desired appellation by anyone, so a movement only has to stop resisting the insult for the name to stick. Torat Eretz Yisrael is, without doubt, a good slogan, but for that very reason everyone wants a piece of it. Thus, Torat Eretz Yisrael is, depending on …
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