Torah vs. Daas Torah, again

Who is fighting and winning this war?

The conventional perspective is that the soldiers are fighting it, of course, just like in every war around the world. From a religious perspective, there is also a Divine plan and the potential for special Divine assistance, which in turn depends on the merit of the nation. And this merit is created by a broad picture of the religious and moral state of the nation, not by what a small group of people is doing in a particular aspect of their bein adam l’Makom...