Iran urges Islamic parliaments to back boycott of Israel
Iranian Vice Speaker of Parliament Hamidreza Hajibabaei called on Muslim countries’ parliaments to pass binding laws imposing a complete economic, trade, and political boycott of Israel during a speech at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in Geneva.
Hajibabaei said Iran “firmly supports the legitimate resistance of the Palestinian people” and the creation of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
He urged Muslim unity against what he described as Israel’s “decades-long impunity for war crimes.”
Speaking at the 151st IPU Assembly -- which focuses on humanitarian norms and inclusive democracy -- Hajibabaei warned that any temporary ceasefire should not mean “forgetting justice or accountability.”
He added that global action was needed to prosecute those responsible for crimes in Gaza and said Islamic solidarity was key to achieving “a just and lasting peace for Palestine.”
