18 Mar DECEPTION OR REALITY? THE CONSPIRACY THAT JUSTIFIED HAMAN’S FINAL SOLUTION FOR THE JEWS

(The following is a
small excerpt and a
preview of the
upcoming book
I’ve written about
Megillat Esther.)
Let’s share some afterthoughts on
Megillat Esther from a new perspective.
While we read the Megillah as the true
account of events, it does not show how
Haman’s supporters in Shushan perceived
the story. Though they were factually
wrong, their perspective was built on
enough evidence to seem entirely real in
their eyes. To fully grasp the story, we
should view it from two perspectives—
one through the eyes of the Jewish people,
who saw the truth, and the other through
the lens of Haman’s supporters, who
genuinely believed they were right. From
their perspective, as events unfolded, it
seemed clear that the ‘Jews’ posed a
threat to the Persian Empire, a danger
they felt needed to be contained before it
spiraled out of control.
When Haman came to complain about
what he believed the Jews were plotting
against the entire world, his words
seemed eerily convincing. Even those
who never entertained conspiracy theories
found themselves unable to dismiss his
claims. What he said made so much
sense—so perfectly aligned with their
fears and biases—that it simply had to be
true.
Let’s review some of the claims made by
Jew-haters in Shushan about how the
Jews are said to promote their agenda of
global control. One of the oldest tactics
they accused them of using is blackmail.
According to the Gmara (Megilah 15; 1
in Rashi, Yalkut Shimoni 856 and other
sources), before Haman rose to power, he
and Mordechai were both generals in the
Persian army. During a military campaign,
they found themselves in desperate need
of food. Haman, having no provisions of
his own, begged Mordechai for food.
Mordechai agreed to provide for him, but
only on the condition that Haman sell
himself to him as a slave. Out of
desperation, Haman agreed and even
wrote a contract confirming his servitude.

Later, when Haman became the highest-
ranking official in Persia and demanded

that everyone bow to him, Mordechai
refused. One reason given by the Midrash
is that Mordechai reminded Haman that
he was, in fact, his slave. A slave cannot

demand that his master bow to him. This
infuriated Haman and fueled his deep
hatred for Mordechai and the Jewish
people, leading him to seek their
destruction.
Eventually, Haman rose to power and
became a close adviser to the king. Later,
when the story of Haman becoming
Mordechai’s slave became widely known
in Shushan, it seemed to everyone that
Mordechai had used this leverage to force
Haman into submission.
This is the essence of blackmail—
Mordechai gave Haman an ultimatum:
either follow my instructions, or I will
exercise my right as your master, ruining
your status and future. Haman had no
choice but to comply. This is how Haman
was infiltrated, becoming a Jewish
informer and agent, ultimately carrying
out the Jewish mission.
The very next event was the grand party
where the king became drunk. This,
according to the people of Shushan, was
when the Jewish plan began to unfold.
Agents the Jews had planted at the feast
urged the king to summon Queen Vashti
in a manner they knew she would be
unable to comply with (Megilah 12; 2).
Anticipating the king’s fury, they believed
the ultimate goal was to have her removed
and replaced with a Jewish queen,
securing leverage over the throne. Indeed,
the king was enraged and turned to his
advisors for counsel. Haman, whom they
suspected was secretly acting as a Jewish
informant, advised the king to have Vashti
executed and replace her with another
woman (Memuchan is Haman).
The next step in the plan was to present a
Jewish woman to the king, ensuring she
would outshine all other candidates. To
achieve this, all women were gathered
and underwent twelve months of beauty
treatments.
Hegai, the official in charge of the
women, was suspected by many of being
a Jewish agent. Their suspicion stemmed
from the fact that Esther received kosher
food (Megilah 13; 1), despite not
revealing her Jewish identity. How did
Hegai know? Furthermore, the Gemara
(Megilah 13; 1) states that he provided
the women with a certain lotion that
caused hair loss, while Esther received
special care to enhance her beauty (Esther
2; 9).
After twelve months, the women were

brought before the king, but
many had lost their hair,
making them far less
appealing. In contrast,
Esther, who had been
carefully prepared, stood out
among them. This is how a
Jewish woman ultimately
became queen.
Now, remember, we are still
wearing Haman’s hat, seeing
things the way the residents
of Shushan saw it. Keep that
perspective as we move to
the next chapter.
The next step was to elevate Mordechai
to a position of power. Esther approached
the king and questioned why he lacked a
Jewish advisor, noting that other kings
had one. Convinced by her argument, the
king asked if she could recommend
someone. She mentioned hearing of a
great sage named Mordechai. Sure
enough, Mordechai was appointed
(Midrash).
The problem arose when Mordechai was
replaced by two of the king’s close
advisers, Bigtan and Teresh. They decided
they needed to find a way to eliminate
Mordechai. When Mordechai learned of
their plot to kill him, he warned the king,
revealing that the real target was the king
himself. The king quickly launched an
investigation and found the two advisers
guilty. The Malbim explains that poison
was found, which had been intended for
the king. However, what the people of
Shushan believed was that Mordechai
himself had planted the poison to frame
Bigtan and Teresh.
In this way, Mordechai cleverly saved his
own life while orchestrating the
elimination of the two advisers.
Finally, Haman rose to the highest level
of power, losing his fear of Mordechai.
He decided it was time to reveal what he
believed to be the Jewish grand plan for
world domination. He went before the
king and presented his version of the
Jewish agenda, claiming that the Jews
were seeking to infiltrate key positions of
power in the empire. Haman was the first
to speak of what is known today as the
Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a
fabricated document that falsely accuses
Jews of plotting to control the world. In
his mind, Haman believed that exposing
this “conspiracy” would justify his
actions against the Jewish people.

This claim, based on unfounded fears and
biases, was the foundation for Haman’s
attempts to incite the king to annihilate
the Jews, convincing him that they were a
threat to the empire’s stability.
Just as in the time of Haman and his
followers, today antisemites claim that
Jews use various deceptive tactics to gain
global control, based on unfounded
conspiracy theories. These include:
1. Economic Control: Alleging Jews
control major financial institutions
and manipulate economies.
2. Political Infiltration: Accusing Jews
of secretly occupying key political
positions to influence governments.
3. Cultural Manipulation: Claiming
Jews dominate media and
entertainment to shape public
opinion.
4. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion:
A fabricated document falsely
outlining a Jewish plan for global
domination.
5. Secret Societies: Suggesting Jews
are part of secret groups like the
Freemasons or Illuminati working
toward world control.
6. Undermining Sovereignty: Believing
Jews promote globalism to erode

national borders and create a one-
world government.

7. Blackmail: Claiming Jews use
blackmail to manipulate influential
figures into doing their bidding.
8. Planting Secret Agents: Alleging
Jews plant secret agents, such as
those in the Mossad, to control key
situations worldwide.
These baseless ideas rely on prejudice
and have been repeatedly debunked but
still persist among hate groups.