Perhaps this will be one of the great ironies of history: the empire that liberated the Jews – will find itself, thousands of years later, moving toward freedom because of those same Jews.
The Book of Esther is not just a story about a distant past, it is a reminder that dangerous rhetoric can become policy, and that policy can become reality.
Sometimes, the most dangerous thing in the Middle East is not a missile but a miss.
There are moments in history when you feel the ground move. Not an earthquake – more like an old wooden table that an empire was built on, and suddenly someone discovers that one of the legs has been eaten by termites.
This is what Iran looks like in 2026.
Khamenei may be weaker than before, but he still sits on a mechanism that knows how to suppress, wait, and survive.
And anyone who thinks a mouse can’t bite doesn’t understand the Middle East.
What Are They Trying to Sell Us in the Name of “The Protest”
November 30, 2025
