The story of Purim in the Scroll of Ester takes place about 2,400 years ago. At that time the Persian Empire was the greatest empire in the world, comprising 127 provinces from India to Europe and Africa. It was ruled by the Persian Emperor, Xerxes the Great, aka King Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus holds a significant place in Jewish history because of his role in the Purim story. Queen Esther’s entrapment of the evil Haman, the king’s prime minister, was a dangerous but necessary act to save the Jews from destruction. The king rewards the queen by allowing his Jewish subjects to defeat their enemies who had been preparing to slaughter them. The villain of the story is Haman, who ends up being hanged along with his 10 sons. Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai are the heroes of Purim.

Today, in Persia’s successor Iran, it’s the Islamic mullahs who run the country and have long planned to “throw the Jews into the sea,” causing the destruction of Israel (the Little Satan). That would be the first step to force Islam on the rest of the West: the US (the Big Satan) and Europe. Islam already has a strong foothold in Europe, including in the UK, France, and Belgium. Spain is probably the........

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