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=== Assistant: Here’s what turned up in more recent LDS sources / leaders’ remarks beyond the broad Church statements — some touches o… ===
Here’s what turned up in more recent LDS sources / leaders’ remarks beyond the broad Church statements — some touches on modern Israel, “Israel” in prophetic / spiritual senses, etc. Nothing definitive about detailed policy, but some interesting nuance.

==== 1. Elder Ronald A. Rasband — “Right Before Our Eyes” (General Conference, April 2025) - He used the phrase “Hurrah for Israel” in his talk, invoking “Israel” in a prophetic / covenant sense: referring to spiritual gathering, prophecy fulfillment, etc. Church News<ref>{{cite web|title=Church News|url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/general-conference/2025/04/05/elder-ronald-rasband-april-2025-general-conference-hurrah-israel-return-christ/|publisher=Church News|date=2025-04-05|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref> - He indicates that what’s happening in the world is part of prophecy being fulfilled, implicitly including the gathering of Israel. Church News<ref>{{cite web|title=Church News|url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/general-conference/2025/04/05/elder-ronald-rasband-april-2025-general-conference-hurrah-israel-return-christ/|publisher=Church News|date=2025-04-05|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref> - This is not a statement about secular, political Israel’s policies, but rather a spiritual emphasis, rallying members to see “Israel” in its covenant role. Church News<ref>{{cite web|title=Church News|url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/general-conference/2025/04/05/elder-ronald-rasband-april-2025-general-conference-hurrah-israel-return-christ/|publisher=Church News|date=2025-04-05|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref> ====
# “Caring Summary 2024 — Middle East” (published March 2025) - The Church reports working with international relief agencies in Gaza and Israel to provide medical, mental-health, food, water, hygiene, etc., for internally displaced persons in both places. The Church of Jesus Christ<ref>{{cite web|title=The Church of Jesus Christ|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/serve/caring/annual-summary/the-middle-east?lang=eng|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref> - Again, purely humanitarian, not political. Shows concern for suffering on all sides. The Church of Jesus Christ<ref>{{cite web|title=The Church of Jesus Christ|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/serve/caring/annual-summary/the-middle-east?lang=eng|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>
# “The Gathering of Israel: Like an Olive Vineyard” (Liahona, April 2024) - A Church article clarifying the theological idea that the “gathering of Israel” is happening globally — spiritually by faith and covenant, not strictly about the physical nation. The Church of Jesus Christ<ref>{{cite web|title=The Church of Jesus Christ|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2024/04/come-follow-me/18-the-gathering-of-israel-like-an-olive-vineyard?lang=eng|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref> - The language suggests that “Israel” refers to descendants of Abraham (literal or adopted via covenant) and those making covenants. “Every nation is a gathering place for its own people.” The Church of Jesus Christ<ref>{{cite web|title=The Church of Jesus Christ|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2024/04/come-follow-me/18-the-gathering-of-israel-like-an-olive-vineyard?lang=eng|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>
# General Conference / President Russell M. Nelson Invitations - In conference talks and other leadership messages, President Nelson has repeatedly invited members to “help gather scattered Israel,” to prepare for the Second Coming, etc. news-europe.churchofjesuschrist.org<ref>{{cite web|title=news-europe.churchofjesuschrist.org|url=https://news-europe.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-leaders-encourage-a-focus-on-jesus-christ-in-global-conference|publisher=news-europe.churchofjesuschrist.org|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref> - These references do involve Israel, but almost always in covenantal / prophetic / spiritual terms rather than political statements about the State of Israel. Church News<ref>{{cite web|title=Church News|url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/2022/1/13/23218668/president-nelson-invitations-prophet-gather-israel-hear-him-covenant-path/|publisher=Church News|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>

==== - No recent statements by LDS Church that explicitly affirm or critique actions of the modern State of Israel (like policies, settlements, governance, or borders). ====
* No public statement endorsing a particular political solution or diplomacy between Israel and Palestinian authorities.
* No formal doctrinal shift regarding “Israel” in the political sense; the usage remains primarily spiritual, prophetic, covenant‑oriented.

If you want, I can try digging through regional LDS publications in Israel / Palestine (local leadership conference reports, media outlets in Hebrew / Arabic) — there might be statements less visible in English or outside U.S. channels. Do you want me to search for those?