The Book of Esther couldn’t be clearer that (a) Jews’ enemies prepared a genocide; and (b) Jews fought back and killed 75k of their enemies, preventing the genocide. This is indeed cause for celebration, but antisemites through the ages have distorted the text and claimed it shows that Jews are bloodthirsty. @peterbeinart now takes his place among the Nazis and other vicious antisemites who have used the Purim story to justify violence against Jews.
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