Statement by the No To Antisemitism Organization Expressing Gratitude to the Pahlavi Dynasty and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for Honoring the Memory of Holocaust Victims
The No To Antisemitism Organization extends its sincere gratitude and appreciation to Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and his wife, Her Highness Mrs. Yasmine Pahlavi, for their visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Poland.
This visit, following Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s receipt of the King Solomon Award from the European Jewish Association (EJA), was a meaningful gesture honoring the memory of the millions of victims of the Holocaust and reaffirming the importance of confronting historical denial, the spread of hatred, and antisemitism.
For us, this gesture also recalls the Pahlavi Dynasty’s historic commitment to respecting the Jewish community and opposing antisemitism. In 1966, the late Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi also visited Auschwitz. The continuation of this historic commitment by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, following in his father’s footsteps, carries a meaningful message about the importance of preserving historical memory and standing firmly against hatred.
The No To Antisemitism Organization particularly appreciates Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s clear positions condemning Holocaust denial and warning about the threats posed by the Islamic Republic to Israel and the security of Jewish communities around the world.
We believe that Holocaust denial is not merely the denial of a historical event; rather, it is part of an ideological environment that can pave the way for the normalization of hatred, discrimination, and violence against Jews. Confronting such ideology is a human and global responsibility.
We also emphasize that the people of Iran, who themselves have endured decades of repression and violence under the Islamic Republic, must not be equated with the antisemitic policies of this regime. The friendship between the Iranian people and the Jewish people is a valuable and historic bond that must be preserved and strengthened for future generations.
We extend our sincere gratitude to Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Her Highness Mrs. Yasmine Pahlavi for this meaningful gesture and for their clear message in defense of historical truth and in opposition to antisemitism. We hope that the historic bond between the Iranian people and the Jewish community will continue to grow stronger, founded on mutual respect, freedom, and peaceful coexistence.
No To Antisemitism Organization