(Jerusalem Post) Editorial - It was only natural that Prime Minister Netanyahu would mention the story of Purim and the way the Jewish people were saved in his speech to Congress. The Persian emperor did not order his soldiers to intervene on behalf of the Jews. What he did do was give the Jews the right to defend themselves against their enemies. Today the Jews have restored their sovereignty. They have the ability to defend themselves against their enemies. No country has a bigger stake in seeing a peaceful resolution to the conflict with Iran over its nuclear arms program. But Iran's expansionist aggression makes a peaceful resolution difficult, if not impossible, to attain. Perhaps after another round of sanctions with the added impact of falling oil prices, the Iranians can be convinced to abandon their designs for nuclear weapons. Perhaps not. Either way, the days are over when the Jewish people remained passive in the face of genocidal enemies.
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