Bibi's gift to Barack: The Book of Esther

Aides to the Israeli politician referred to the book as “background reading” on Iran for President Obama, the Jewish Daily Forward reports.

For those not acquainted with the book, it is read on the Jewish Holiday of Purim, which begins tonight. It tells the story of a plot by Persians to exterminate the Jewish people.

The villain is named not Mahmoud or Ali but “Haman.”

In the end, the Jews — helped by a benevolent gentile king — are victorious.