Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday issued greetings on the Jewish holiday of Purim, saying the holiday’s message of victory over a genocidal enemy has lasting relevance for Israel’s military combat today. Stated.
Purim is based on the story of. Book of Esther, the story of the salvation of the Jews from destruction in ancient Persia. The evil royal advisor Haman is furious that the Jewish leader Mordecai refuses to bow to him. Haman orders King Achashverosh to execute all Jews on a day chosen by lot (or “Pur”, the origin of the holiday’s name). The Jewish queen Esther (Mordecai’s cousin) intervenes and convinces the king to hang Haman instead.
A video of an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldier reciting the Megillah from the book of Esther to celebrate Purim in Gaza after fighting with Hamas went viral on social media on Sunday. For example, a group of soldiers in Shifa hospital after fighting with Hamas.
Ultimate Victory on the Battlefield – IDF soldiers read the Megillah (Book of Esther) inside Shifa Hospital after eliminating the evil of modern-day Haman/Hamas https://t.co/bfChiss0D7
— David Milstein (@davidamilstein) March 24, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended Purim services in Israel and told soldiers:
Director of IDF Manpower. Commander of the Athol Gendarmerie, Commanders and Soldiers, I have always been very impressed with your work, but especially now when the challenges you face have increased significantly, to say the least. is. As your efforts grow, so does your mission.
You work around the clock to protect the State of Israel and its people, taking risks and sometimes making sacrifices in a variety of missions. I want to praise you and say well done. thank you very much.
I would like to thank the rabbi not only for the perfect reading, but also for your important remarks regarding the reading. It wasn’t frivolous, it got to the heart of the matter.
Today we celebrate the holiday of Purim (https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/purim). More than 2,000 years ago, an anti-Semitic enemy, the evil Haman, emerged in ancient Persia and sought to wipe the Jews from the face of the earth. The Jews rose up, united, fought, and won a complete victory.
Today, modern Persia has a new enemy, the Iranian regime, who seeks to destroy the Jewish state. We have already seen what Hamas, one of the proxies of this enemy, did on October 7th, and President Biden also called it utter evil.
It is impossible to defeat pure evil while leaving Rafa intact. As in the past, as in the past, as in our brethren, we too are united. We are fighting and we will win. We enter Rafa and win a complete victory. We have eliminated Haman and we will also eliminate Sinwar.
I hope you have a nice vacation.
Israel’s opponents have taken advantage of Netanyahu’s occasional references to biblical texts to claim that he is calling for jihad against the Palestinians, but often, as in the case of South Africa, he You are misquoting the text you mentioned.
Anti-Semitic and pro-Iranian activists on social media are already circulating false versions of the Purim story on social media. jerusalem post office reportclaims that the holiday celebrates the genocide of ancient Iranians by Jews.
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