Iran’s Ghalibaf Accuses Israel of Genocide
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Accuses Israel of “21st century Nazism,” Demands Global Action
Geneva, Switzerland - In a fiery address at a parliamentary summit in Geneva, Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, drew a stark parallel between Israel’s actions in Gaza and the atrocities of Nazi Germany, accusing Western powers of complicity through their silence and continued support.Ghalibaf painted gaza as a “contemporary Dachau-an open-air prison turned graveyard,” and chastised Western governments for their “deafening silence.”
“There is no longer any ambiguity,” Ghalibaf declared to the assembly. “The world is witnessing a genocide broadcast in real time. What Israel is doing in Gaza is not defense. It is engineered destruction, fully documented, fully armed by the west, and deliberately ignored.”
The speech, delivered at a stately conference hall, was not merely symbolic. Ghalibaf referenced the United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s report, “Anatomy of a Genocide,” which he stated “laid bare the structural and systematic intent behind Israel’s military campaign.” He cited mass starvation, the targeting of civilian infrastructure, and the widespread use of incendiary bombs as evidence of a state policy designed to “erase Palestinian life,” rather than defeat Hamas.
Ghalibaf warned that history would not forgive the global community’s indifference, stating, “Delaying confrontation with this criminal regime will place you-every parliament and every politician-in the ranks of the complicit.”
This rhetoric aligns with Tehran’s broader strategy of galvanizing international opinion against israel by employing morally charged historical analogies. the invocation of the “Nazi” label, according to the article’s source, is a purposeful inversion of post-Holocaust Western narratives, intended to “flip the moral equation and accuse Israel of practicing the very evil it was born to resist.”
Reinforcing Iran’s position, Ghalibaf asserted that resistance to Israel is a “legal and moral imperative.” He framed Iran’s stance as one of ”legal self-defense against a rogue state backed by nuclear-armed powers,” urging lawmakers to initiate sanctions and refer Israeli officials to the International Criminal Court.
The timing of Ghalibaf’s address coincided with rising international criticism of Israel and mounting legal scrutiny. A growing number of human rights organizations, including those within Israel, have echoed similar claims, warning that the situation in Gaza meets the threshold of genocide under international law.Turning his ire towards the United States and European powers in the final moments of his speech, Ghalibaf stated, “The weapons dropped on Palestinian children are marked with your tax dollars. The silence you maintain is interpreted as license for more killings. History will write your names among the enablers.”
While Western nations continue to frame Israel’s actions as self-defense, Ghalibaf’s remarks resonated with delegates from Latin america, Africa, and parts of Asia, many of whom nodded in agreement as he insisted that “the global South must lead where the West has failed.”
The address also underscored Iran’s soft-power approach, utilizing international forums not only to critique the status quo but also to position itself as a voice for the marginalized, particularly in the context of the ongoing events in Gaza. According to Mehr News Agency, Ghalibaf’s comparison of Israel to the Nazi regime was part of a strategic framework aimed at mobilizing parliamentary institutions globally towards action, accountability, and a redefinition of international norms concerning genocide and war crimes.