The Iranian and Jewish people have ancient bonds dating back to Cyrus the Great and Queen Esther. As the children of Cyrus, the Iranian people aspire to have a government that honors his legacy of upholding human rights and respecting religious and cultural diversity, including through the restoration of peaceful and friendly relations with Israel and Iran's other neighbors in the region.
Context: The message Reza Pahlavi carried to Israel ahead of his April 2023 visit — the highest-profile visit by an Iranian figure in decades.
We must never forget the lessons of the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism is evil. It's not just a Jewish problem. It's a problem for all humanity. Together with my Iranian compatriots, I condemn the Islamic Republic's genocidal Jew-hatred and Holocaust denial.
Context: Posted after his visit to Yad Vashem during Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 2023.
It is with profound awe that I visit the Western Wall of that Temple and pray for the day when the good people of Iran and Israel can renew our historic friendship.
Context: At the Western Wall in Jerusalem, where he recalled the words of Cyrus the Great on rebuilding the Temple (Ezra 1:2).
I know that Iranians and Israelis see how important it will be for our future to be our strategic partners, to work together, to address many issues.
Context: At a Tel Aviv press conference, Pahlavi said Iranians are 'absolutely, there is no question' ready for ties with Israel — 'the minute our country is free, all the hostilities will cease.'
Thank you, President Isaac Herzog and Minister Gila Gamliel, for welcoming my delegation of experts at a time when the Iranian people are suffering from a severe water crisis, electric shortages, and a collapsing economy.
Context: After a delegation of experts sent by Pahlavi visited Israel to study its water technology, September 2025.
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We truly believe Iranians and Israelis must return to cooperation dating back 2,500 years, when Cyrus the Great allowed Jews to build the Second Temple.
Context: Gila Gamliel on the 2,500-year bond, after receiving Pahlavi's water-technology delegation, September 2025.
The choice belongs to the Iranian nation, but we see that Iranians believe in Reza Pahlavi and support him. We in Israel also support him, because we see the people of Iran standing with him.
Context: Gamliel on Israeli support for the Iranian people's own choice, September 2025.
The delegation sent by Prince Reza Pahlavi came to receive this knowledge and expertise. We hope one day to continue this cooperation in Tehran. The Iranian people are not alone.
Context: Gamliel welcoming the water-technology delegation, September 2025.
The moment when you can embark on a new path of freedom — that moment is approaching. We stand by you, we are helping you. But at the end of the day — it depends on you! It is in your hands!
Context: From Netanyahu's March 2026 video message to the Iranian people.
