JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an astonishing development from a historical perspective, the hostilities with Iran, which had paused for two months, have resumed on 23 Sivan. Interestingly enough, last year the Rising Lion campaign also included this date, which has deep symbolism in Jewish history, especially regarding ancient Persia and now modern Iran.

On 23 Sivan, Queen Esther implored King Achashverosh to cancel the  evil decree of Haman against the Jews. Two months previously Haman had met his fate, being hanged by the king for his treasonous behavior. However the decree of Haman remained in the official archives of Persia, and Esther feared that the antisemites in her empire would utilize the decree to instigate pogroms against the Jews.

The problem was that decrees in the Persian empire were permanent and could not be abrogated. Fortunately however, the wording of the original decree was ambiguous – “to be prepared for this day” and therefore it was now possible to use the same wording and simply add another clause ‘For Jews – to be prepared for this day – to avenge their enemies”, thus allowing Mordechai to add the crucial interpretation of the decree.

Thus this “second dispatch” was able to affect a change in the decree, and ever since 23 Sivan is considered a day of fortune for the Jewish nation, and especially regarding the Persian empire.