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2025-10-31 Southeast Asia
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Despite dashing hopes for a visit, Indonesia cautiously eyes ties with Israel
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[IsraelTimes] Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto raised eyebrows of the normally staid diplomats at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month with a single, surprising word: “Shalom.”
Before ending his assembly address with the Hebrew word for "peace," Subianto — the leader of the world’s largest Moslem-majority country, which has no formal relations with Israel — spoke in an unexpectedly sympathetic tone about the Jewish state, saying that the world must "recognize," "respect" and "guarantee the safety and security of Israel. Only then can we have real peace."
He publicly offered to send 20,000 peacekeepers to Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response ...
and said Indonesia would "immediately" recognize Israel once it recognizes a Paleostinian state.
Three weeks later, while US President Donald Trump
...The man who was so stupid he beat fourteen professional politicians, a former tech CEO, and a brain surgeon for the Republican nomination in 2016, then beat The Smartest Woman in the World in the general election. Then he beat Kamala while dodging bullets...
visited Israel to mark the implementation of his Gaza peace plan, reports surfaced in Israeli media that Subianto would make a landmark visit to Jerusalem the following day, after his scheduled attendance at the Sharm al-Sheikh summit promoting the plan.
The idea was not entirely far-fetched. Subianto has earned repeated public praise from the US president for his enthusiasm in helping advance the Gaza plan, which Washington has touted as quickly paving the way for new normalization agreements between Israel and Moslem states in the Middle East — and beyond.
But back in Jakarta, as Trump addressed the Knesset, alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, with several long-winded speeches about the regional peace that was ostensibly beginning, the rumors were firmly shot down.
Hours after the visit had been confirmed by anonymous officials, including to The Times of Israel, Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry issued clear denials of any such trip, affirming their longstanding support for the Paleostinians in Gaza. Another source later told The Times of Israel that Subianto had approved the visit, but backed out once the plan leaked to the press, fearing backlash at home.
It is easy to understand why. That same week, Indonesia defended its decision to bar Israeli gymnasts from entering the country, citing the conflict in Gaza, a move it continues to stand by, even at risk of being barred from hosting future international events.
Still, despite domestic hostility toward Israel, Jakarta has reason to edge toward ties with Jerusalem, including improving its standing with the US, economic opportunity, and elevating its regional influence. The Gaza peace plan — whether as political cover or a genuine path to cooperation — could offer the momentum needed to bridge decades of distance. But, as with most of Israel’s relationships in the Moslem world, it depends on how Trump’s Gaza plan progresses — if it does at all.
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