Protesters voiced backing for Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, heir to Iran's last Shah, while chanting "death to the dictator" and displaying placards declaring "Standing with the Iranian people against the terror regime." A diverse group of journalists and activists, joined by an IDF spokesperson in Farsi, addressed the crowd in multiple languages – Persian, Spanish, Russian, and English – highlighting the significance of unity and partnership between the Jewish and Iranian peoples.

Video: A rally in support of the Iranian people in Holon, Israel. Credit: Paz Bar

"We both face unmatched hatred," co-founder of the Iran-Israel Alliance, Emily Schrader, said. "My message to Iranians today is that you're not alone. We are here, in the State of Israel, to raise our voices and to call even on our government to act, to stand with the Iranians, to be their voice, and yet, to assist them in their liberation... if that means that I have to spend more nights in a bomb shelter, so be it," the journalist emphasized.

"Every time I meet Iranians, they remind me of us, Israelis, because Iranians have the same fierce patriotism, the same ancient history, culture, and resilience," analyst Zina Rakhamilova said. "After Oct. 7, when Hamas invaded the kibbutzim and carried out the barbaric massacre, the same Hamas that is funded and trained by the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israelis and Jews all over the world felt completely abandoned," Rakhamilova continued and emphasized," one community that stood with us shoulder to shoulder was the Persian community."

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