The means have changed, but the actors remain the same, as an enemy from Persia again seeks to annihilate the children of Israel, and is again defeated in a rather miraculous manner, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Purim address on Thursday night.

Speaking after the traditional reading of the Book of Esther at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, Netanyahu stated:

“Two thousand five hundred years later an enemy of the Jewish people arose in that land. He, too, wants to destroy and annihilate the seed of the Jews from the face of the earth.

“Heroes like you have arisen—the heroes of our people. And with stratagem, heroism and courage we turned the tables upside down, and we are breaking the Persian axis.

“That’s what’s happening these days. If history repeats itself, at least the people are the same people. This is the new miracle of Purim. This miracle is thanks to you; thanks to our heroic soldiers, our heroic fighters, the policemen and women, who stopped the disaster with endless heroism, and fought back.

“We won our state; we won it with you. I am sure that each and every one of you will do your duty in performing the new miracle of Purim in our days. Happy Purim to all of you.”

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