The Syrian King Antiochus wasn’t such a bad guy: he robbed the Temple and tried to modernize the Jews a little so they would live like the rest of the world rather than cling to their ultra-Orthodox beliefs. But even Antiochus did not imagine he could take Jerusalem from us. Enter Obama.
The Hussein sent the Jews ludicrous Hanukkah greetings. He called Hanukkah, a victory of ultra-Orthodox Jews in a brutal civil war against liberals, a festival “for people of all faiths,” though the Maccabeans gladly exterminated those faiths in the Land of Israel.
Without realizing it, Obama gave good advice to real Jews: “May Hanukkah’s lessons inspire us.” Wonderful advice, indeed, for those who know their history.
Hanukkah Antiochus congratulates Israelis on is a tradition and if the tradition does not become an obsession, then we should stick to it. Unless we disregard Hanukkah Antiochus tries to make fun of, we will disregard our ancestors and their beliefs and their struggle.
Instead of congratulations, this King’d better think about the possibility of Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia which may have extremely negative effect for Syria.
Antiochus & Hannukah shouldn’t even be mentioned together. What can an Arab understand from this holiday?Antiochus & Hannukah are as incompatible as a Jew and Ramadan.
Obama-Antiochus are cut from the same cloth. None of them understands how important this holiday for Jews is. But anyway, let’s thank Obama-Antiochus for their greetings as Jews know the truth.
The situation with those politicians is similar to Erdogan relations with Saudi Arabia. They do not feel, so to speak, the country they’re connected with but are apprehensive of it.
After these congratulations, “chutzpah is” not a Palestinian word any more but a Syrian one!