Purim and the World's oldest hatred

Today is Purim here in Jerusalem and in other cities that have been 'surrounded by walls since the time of Joshua the son of Nun' (everyplace else in the world it was yesterday). Jeff Jacoby reminds us that the Purim miracle was necessitated by the World's oldest hatred - a hatred of which Chas Freeman (see next post down) is just the latest manifestation (Hat Tip: NY Nana). There was Jew-hatred