Iranian Extremists Threaten to Destroy Tomb of Queen Esther in Western Iran
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 8:31 PM
A group of Islamists staged a rally at the tomb of Biblical Queen Esther, one of the most revered sites for Jews in Iran, and threatened to destroy it if Israel damages the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. (World Jewish Congress)
Iranian extremists this week threatened to destroy the Tomb of Queen Esther in Hamandan.
Banafsheh Zand Bonazzi reported:
On Sunday, December 12th, the Iranian firebrand basij militia demonstrated in the city of Hamadan, and threatened to destroy the tomb of Queen Esther which is located in the city of Hamadan or Ekbatana, if Israel damages the al-Aksa mosque in Jerusalem. The western world sat by as the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamian, after murdering hundreds of thousands, if not millions in Afghanistan. Now these backward savages are threatening to do the very same.
Several construction and archeological projects on the Temple Mount have led Muslims to charge that Israel is purposely putting the al-Aqsa Mosque in danger.
Up to 25,000 Jews live in Iran. Pilgrims regularly visit the Esther shrine.
Esther is the heroine of the Purim story, where she convinces her husband, King Ahashverosh (in Persian he is known as Ardeshir’eh-deraaz-dast), to allow the Jews to defend themselves and live throughout the Persian Empire.
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bitterclinger commented:
Let’s hope the Mossad palces sharp shooters on an overlook.
Multitude commented:
Wow this one is easy. Israeli should let it be known that if sites like this are lost, every Islamic site in Israel will instantly become a parking lot for a McDonalds… serving pork McRib.
For a religion terrified of piglet, they need to think twice about their threats. Eventually we will have enough, and then the we let lose the pigs.
MAJ Mike commented:
Barbarians! Savages! They are no better than the Taliban thugs who destroyed the ancient statues of Bhudda in Afghanistan.
This Moslem death cult has no place among decent people.
bg commented:
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threatens?? hah!!
they blow things up in much the
same manner Obama passes laws..
he tells US what he’s going to do, and then by hook or by crook he does it
no matter what “we the people” have to say about it, he’s destroying US &
we “complain”..
just as the Buddha’s were blown to smithereens, so
too shall the Tomb of Queen Esther be destroyed..
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Opaobie commented:
…nothin’ could be finer than a Ham and Sausage Diner down in ….Meeeeecccccaaaaa…
…a pork chop and a weiner from the hog farm in “Mediner” once the raaaaaaaddiation’s gone….
…free dosimeter with every sausage and biscuit breakfast….
ebayer commented:
You know…really
Enough of the dumb sh*t
We really need to put the full force of our might against these Islamic terrorists.
First use EMP’s and then take no prisoners.
We need to get “Medieval” on their a$$es
Georg Felis commented:
This is simply Iran laying the groundwork for the destruction of this site. First they make the “protest”, then there will be an “Unfortunate Accident” where it is destroyed. Afterwards will be the Tehran Three-Step where they claim they were justified in their actions to destroy it because of imaginary damage to the Dome Mosque, claim they were defending the tomb and didn’t want it destroyed, AND threaten retaliation should anything at all happen to any other Islamic holy site (to be named after the fact).
wtd commented:
Muslims have been excavating regions ruled by Islam, ridding it of all jahiliya (non-Islamic historic artifacts) for years. Arab muslim undermining of The Temple Mount/al Aqsa in Jerusalem & The Buddhas of Bamyan provide recent pernicious examples.
flyoverland commented:
They do and they will be saying, “Esther, I coming to meet you, Esther!” Fred S. Sanford.
The triguy commented:
Remember, according to these same “enlightened” leaders, nothing…let me repeat…nothing existed before the invention of Islam by a desert warlord. As others have noted, they have done this before and if we are not forceful with them, will do it again.
By the way, this may happen just as a payback for the assassinations by the Mosad.
bg commented:
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he, look at the Twin Towers & the Cordoba
Mosque, uh pardon, Park51 Islamic Center..
they insist Islam (Muslims) had nothing to do with 9/11, yet they are
building a center at ground zero to help prevent Muslims (Islam) from
going radical aka: Islamist Jihad on all of US..
iow:a contradiction w/out distinction in their reasoning..
links @ link..
[interesting read/links, excellent comments..]
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Txn4Evr commented:
So then Mosques become fair game….right?
Karen commented:
Doesn’t Purim lead to the genocide of non-Jews? I believe it does. Why do they celebrate the genocide of fellow human beings?
moriyah commented:
Purim commemorates the Jews victor y over an enemy who wanted ..yes, do destroy us by royal decree The King was Ashverosh and Haman is the man who by deception finagled a decree to wipe the Jews out. The G-d of Israel had other plans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Esther
joscefi commented:
[quote]#13 December 15, 2010 at 9:16 am
Karen commented:
Doesn’t Purim lead to the genocide of non-Jews? I believe it does. Why do they celebrate the genocide of fellow human beings?[/quote]
Would you care to relate which people were subjected to a genocide as a result of Purim? When, where, by whom?
Otherwise, your “Why do they celebrate the genocide of fellow human beings?” is just an unsubstantiated, strawman based, slander, isn’t it, Karen?