Simcha and others,
I am surprised no one quoted one the greatest poskim in Poland in the mid 19th century, Rav Yehosua Trunk of Kutna ZTL in his responsum
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He writes the following:
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??? ??? ???? ????? ????? – ?? ?????? ??? ?????? ?????? ????? “??? ???? ???? ???????”, ????? ?????? ?? ?”? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ????? ??????, ????? ??? ?????? ?????? ??????, ?? ?????? ????? ???, ?? ?????????, ?? ?????? ??????, ???? ????? ??????? ??? ??????. ???? ???? ???? ????? ????.
Hence, he clearly upheld that the very motion of Kibutz was/is the beginning part of the geulah.
Note, this is not necessarily a support of the Zionist movement in itself, but it sure is support of the very concept.