Some weeks ago, the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while denying that a Holocaust against the Jews took place during World War II, stated that there was indeed a "holocaust" that took place in Iran some 2,000 years ago, in which the Jews killed thousands of people. To this day, it is still celebrated year in and year out with singing and drinking. He was, of course, talking about the story of Purim.
Some might indeed mistakenly come to the conclusion that all killing is a bad thing. In fact, we find even among fellow liberal Jews that the holiday of Purim can make them blush and feel uncomfortable, for here we find the Jews celebrating the downfall of their enemies after killing some 75,000 of them. Now how un-Jewish is that?
There is, then, in this world good and evil, and they are not the same - and woe to one who mixes up the two. Take, for instance, an example from World War II, when Germany bombed England and England bombed Germany. Both bombed, but surely, every sane person knows that one was pure evil and one was fighting for good.
HaShem has created good as well as evil in this world, and it is our job to complete creation and eliminate evil. Amalek, and his physical and spiritual heirs, must ultimately be wiped off the face of the earth, as King David said: "I hate all those who hate You [HaShem]." King David himself killed thousands, as the Book of Samuel tells us: "Saul with his hundreds and David with his thousands." Still, all whom King David killed were looked upon as a sacrifice before HaShem, for David had eliminated evil from this world, thereby making it a better place.
Today, we are witnessing, throughout the world and in Israel, the mercy of fools; those taking pity on the wicked. Such behavior is not good, but evil.
How clearer a signal could HaShem have sent us than the Hamas landslide victory? Now, it is clear for all to see that there are no innocent bystanders among the Arabs living here in Israel. Clearly, the great majority of them want to see Israel destroyed, as was made clear by them in their elections. It is high time for Israel to act accordingly and stop playing around, claiming that there are innocents in the area and moderates to work with. Clearly, the law must be the same for all of them.
Still, we see the nations of the world continuing to explain away the Hamas victory, even as the Arabs have learned to use the great tool of democracy to their advantage. The nations are also guilty of taking pity on the wicked, and surely this will backfire on them in the end, as well. Nation after nation invites Hamas to visit, and the European Union and the US continue to pour millions of dollars into the Palestinian Authority, which, of course, will go towards continuing the Arab terror campaign.
So, it really is too bad that the beloved President Ahmadinejad of Iran does not understand the difference between one who comes to kill, and one who kills defending himself, for history repeats itself so often. And if he comes, like so many before him, against the Jewish State, then he and his people will be the ones to fall. It is worth recalling the strange last words uttered by one of the leading Nazis who was hanged after the Nuremberg trials: "Purimfest 1945!"
So take note, cruel and harsh world: Purim is still going strong for the Jewish people.
Some might indeed mistakenly come to the conclusion that all killing is a bad thing. In fact, we find even among fellow liberal Jews that the holiday of Purim can make them blush and feel uncomfortable, for here we find the Jews celebrating the downfall of their enemies after killing some 75,000 of them. Now how un-Jewish is that?
There is, then, in this world good and evil, and they are not the same - and woe to one who mixes up the two. Take, for instance, an example from World War II, when Germany bombed England and England bombed Germany. Both bombed, but surely, every sane person knows that one was pure evil and one was fighting for good.
HaShem has created good as well as evil in this world, and it is our job to complete creation and eliminate evil. Amalek, and his physical and spiritual heirs, must ultimately be wiped off the face of the earth, as King David said: "I hate all those who hate You [HaShem]." King David himself killed thousands, as the Book of Samuel tells us: "Saul with his hundreds and David with his thousands." Still, all whom King David killed were looked upon as a sacrifice before HaShem, for David had eliminated evil from this world, thereby making it a better place.
Today, we are witnessing, throughout the world and in Israel, the mercy of fools; those taking pity on the wicked. Such behavior is not good, but evil.
How clearer a signal could HaShem have sent us than the Hamas landslide victory? Now, it is clear for all to see that there are no innocent bystanders among the Arabs living here in Israel. Clearly, the great majority of them want to see Israel destroyed, as was made clear by them in their elections. It is high time for Israel to act accordingly and stop playing around, claiming that there are innocents in the area and moderates to work with. Clearly, the law must be the same for all of them.
Still, we see the nations of the world continuing to explain away the Hamas victory, even as the Arabs have learned to use the great tool of democracy to their advantage. The nations are also guilty of taking pity on the wicked, and surely this will backfire on them in the end, as well. Nation after nation invites Hamas to visit, and the European Union and the US continue to pour millions of dollars into the Palestinian Authority, which, of course, will go towards continuing the Arab terror campaign.
So, it really is too bad that the beloved President Ahmadinejad of Iran does not understand the difference between one who comes to kill, and one who kills defending himself, for history repeats itself so often. And if he comes, like so many before him, against the Jewish State, then he and his people will be the ones to fall. It is worth recalling the strange last words uttered by one of the leading Nazis who was hanged after the Nuremberg trials: "Purimfest 1945!"
So take note, cruel and harsh world: Purim is still going strong for the Jewish people.