Hadassah

Living with the Iranian threat is not a new phenomenon, but it is an increasingly complex one because of the Syrian civil war. Iran is reaching a peak of influence and power in the region.

Source: Iran’s flag on Israel’s border: ‘We are coming’

On a hill overlooking houses being constructed in Metulla is another huge poster with a photo of the Dome of the Rock. The face of Ayatollah Khomeini glowers down over the dome and Hezbollah has written: “We are coming” in Hebrew and Arabic.

Thousands of Revolutionary Guards fighters storm a replica of wrong Jerusalem site in war games in Qom

Source: Iran trains for capture of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa, but uses Dome of Rock model

In this Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 photo released by the Tasnim News Agency, members of the Basij, the paramilitary unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, gather around a replica of Jerusalem’s gold-topped Dome of the Rock mosque as one of them waves an Iranian flag from on top of the dome during a military exercise. (AP Photo/Tasnim News Agency, Mahmoud Hosseini)

Iran, Israel’s archenemy, frequently expresses solidarity with the Palestinians and holds an annual “al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day” each year on the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan.

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• Did you know that Esther is mentioned more times in the Bible than any other woman?
• Did you know Esther’s birth name was Hadassah which is derived from the Hebrew word hadas  for a myrtle tree, which is a symbol of righteousness?
• Did you know that Esther lived in exile?
• Did you know Esther was an orphan?
• Did you know Esther was taken captive?
• Did you know Esther faced execution?
• Though the name of God is not mentioned in the Book of Esther, the hand of God, ruling and over-ruling the events for the preservation of His people, can be seen throughout.
• The Jewish expression “hester panim” means the ‘hidden face of God’.