Far-Right Zionists like Goldie Ghamari Are Undermining the Iranian Struggle

The Iranian people deserve freedom from authoritarian rule—full stop. But solidarity loses its meaning when it is filtered through racism, Islamophobia, or ideological loyalty to state violence elsewhere. This piece examines how far-right politics, militant Zionism, and selective outrage are being laundered through the language of “support for Iran,” using the rise and record of former Canadian politician Goldie Ghamari as a case study. Standing with humanity means refusing to excuse oppression, no matter who commits it.

As protests continue across Iran against an entrenched authoritarian regime, the West has seen the rise of a troubling category of self-described “pro-Iranian” voices who weaponize Zionism and Islamophobia in ways that actively undermine the Iranian struggle for freedom.

Let us be clear: the people of Iran deserve to live free from authoritarianism. Even where there are profound disagreements—particularly with segments of the pro-Israel Iranian diaspora—we must stand with humanity. Selectively deciding who deserves freedom from oppression is not human rights; it is ideological convenience.

One can oppose the Iranian regime without endorsing fascism, racism, or colonial violence elsewhere. History shows that when state brutality is normalized abroad, it eventually comes home. We are already seeing it—in militarized policing, ICE raids, and crowd-control tactics that blind, maim, and kill civilians in the name of “order.” Authoritarianism does not respect borders.

Among the most visible—and most disturbing—figures to emerge around the Iranian protests is Goldie Ghamari, a former Ontario politician, disgraced attorney, and outspoken pro-monarchist activist.

Ghamari has recently made headlines not for advocacy but for openly threatening violence, including murder and torture, against political opponents.

A far-right monarchist, militant Zionist, and former Canadian politician, Ghamari has repeatedly threatened opponents of Israel on camera and online.

She served as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) until her removal from caucus following a virtual meeting with British fascist agitator Tommy Robinson. The meeting occurred shortly after Robinson was arrested in Canada for lying to border officials. The Ontario premier’s office later described the incident not as an isolated lapse, but as part of a broader pattern of “repeated serious lapses in judgment.”

Around the same time, the Law Society of Ontario suspended Ghamari’s law licence after she repeatedly refused to cooperate with a professional conduct investigation.

Ghamari has long trafficked in explicit Islamophobic rhetoric. She has described “Allahu akbar” as a public safety threat, portrayed Muslim women who wear hijab as inherently oppressed, and warned U.S. audiences that Muslims praying in public are “asserting religious dominance” and attempting to impose Sharia law.

These statements are not gaffes. They mirror far-right anti-Muslim conspiracy narratives and have been deployed by Ghamari consistently and deliberately.

That rhetoric eventually escalated into explicit threats.

During an appearance on Piers Morgan’s program, Ghamari switched to Farsi to address Cenk Uygur and issued what amounted to a warning: “When the regime changes, we will come after you.” Native Farsi speakers have confirmed the translation. It was a threat of future retribution delivered casually on international television.

The day before, on January 13, Ghamari published a post targeting American-Iranian academic Professor Mohammad Marandi, a prominent critic of Israel’s assault on Gaza, its attacks on Iran, and U.S. complicity in both. The post went beyond violent rhetoric, explicitly threatening dismemberment. The tweet has since been deleted.

Rather than being marginalized, Ghamari has been embraced by pro-Israel lobby organizations for her unwavering loyalty. Her trajectory exposes a dangerous reality: when Zionist ideology merges with far-right politics, dehumanization and calls for violence are no longer aberrations but instead are normalized.

Ghamari’s fall from caucus was not sudden. It was delayed.

She was called to the Ontario bar in 2013, but between 2017 and 2019 her law licence was subject to eight administrative suspensions, stemming from repeated failures to meet basic professional requirements such as fee payments and mandatory filings.

In 2019, a former client filed a complaint alleging that Ghamari failed to act on his legal matter, contributing to the loss of his restaurant investment. Ghamari admitted cutting off communication, citing unverified claims about the client’s alleged ties to a terrorist organization—claims unsupported by evidence or tribunal findings. In effect, Ghamari accepted the client’s payment and failed to provide the legal services she was retained for—conduct that amounts to taking money without delivering the promised work. When this was challenged, she attempted to deflect accountability by insinuating that the client, a person of colour, had ties to terrorism—an allegation unsupported by evidence and rejected by the record. This was not a legitimate defence; it was a racist and Islamophobic smear used to evade scrutiny.

The Law Society Tribunal ultimately ruled in March 2021 that Ghamari committed professional misconduct by failing to cooperate with the investigation itself. The panel described her conduct as “utterly stonewalling,” noting repeated refusals to provide call and text logs and other documentation.

She argued that mental health challenges and political concerns justified limited disclosure, even invoking Progressive Conservative Party confidentiality agreements—none of which the tribunal accepted. Her licence was suspended until she complied.

Despite these issues, Ghamari entered provincial politics, winning the election in 2018 and re-election in 2022. Her tenure focused on local safety issues, but compliance problems followed her into public office.

After the 2022 election, she was among several PC candidates who failed to file campaign finance returns on time, temporarily costing their riding associations public allowance payments.

The breaking point came in June 2024, when Premier Doug Ford removed her from caucus after her meeting with Tommy Robinson. Robinson—real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon—has an extensive criminal record and was arrested in Calgary days earlier for misrepresenting himself to immigration officials.

Following public backlash and condemnation from the National Council of Canadian Muslims, Ford’s office cited Ghamari’s repeated judgment failures and inability to work constructively within caucus leadership.

Goldie Ghamari immigrated to Canada from Iran as a child, earned degrees from the University of Toronto and the University of Ottawa, and later converted from Shia Islam to Zoroastrianism.

By the time she was expelled from caucus, the justification—“repeated serious lapses in judgment”—was accurate, but insufficient.

What the record shows is a sustained pattern: missed compliance deadlines, refusal to cooperate with oversight bodies, selective disclosure, and an apparent belief that political affiliation should shield one from accountability.

The meeting with a far-right extremist did not create this problem. It simply made continued denial impossible.

Ghamari’s downfall was not caused by a single decision. It was the predictable outcome of institutions choosing delay over discipline—until the cost of inaction became too high.

Ghamari is not an isolated figure. She is one of many unhinged Zionist monarchists who have inserted themselves into discussions about Iran in ways that actively damage the credibility of an otherwise justified, popular uprising. By fusing calls for regime change with Islamophobia, authoritarian nostalgia, and open threats of violence, this faction turns a legitimate struggle for freedom into a caricature that repels rather than persuades. While the Iranian people deserve unwavering solidarity, figures like Ghamari help explain why so many observers—wrongly and dangerously—end up siding against the people of Iran and, by default, in favour of the regime. When “opposition” becomes indistinguishable from cruelty and racism, it does not weaken authoritarian power; it reinforces it.

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