Editing The State of Israel (section)

== State Titles ==
The Rebbe objected to using the name "State of Israel" and preferred the title mentioned in the Torah 'Eretz Yisrael', as besides being the name established in the Torah, using the term "state" creates an image of a new connection to the state that was only formed at the state's establishment, while the ancient name Eretz Yisrael shows the connection between Am Yisrael and the land according to the divine promise given by Hakadosh Baruch Hu. However, on several occasions, the Rebbe did use this name. The Rebbe even wrote to someone that "it is forbidden and also impossible - to give up the name Eretz Yisrael, even if offered to replace it with the name State of Israel."

The Rebbe also objected to using the title "President of the State," and instead used the term "President" in English, explaining that since his early studies and even earlier, the Beis Hamikdash and the throne of presidency belonging to Melech HaMoshiach were formed in his imagination and thought, and therefore he was unable to call anyone else by the title of president.