Does Indonesia really support Palestine?
| | | | | | | | | | | Does Indonesia really support Palestine? - Quora | | | Alex SadovskyAnswered Dec 22, 2015 A2A, thanks. There is no country called Palestine, never has been. If you mean the Palestinian Authority, a quick Google search indicates that the most the PA ever received from Indonesia was $200,000 and a pledge for a $1 mil. (don't know if the pledge was ever met). Indonesia does keep up appearances of caring about the PA status in the conflict with Israel, but mostly acts not so much "for PA" (not sure what that would mean) as against Israel. Indonesia does not recognize Israel and refuses entry to Israeli passports. Below the surface, however, that Indonesia has no principal objections to Israel and avoids developing full-scale diplomatic relations for fear of Islamic radicalism: Indonesia–Israel relations The overall position of pressing for PA's sovereignty and UN membership (or doing lip service to this effect), while not formally recognizing Israel, lets Indonesia keep good relations with the rest of the Muslim world and, at the same time, quietly and advantageously collaborate with Israel. 937 Views · 3 Upvotes · Answer requested by Shelly Chowdhury ---C. Michel de Wilde, Studied IR for my undergraduate. 6+ years experience as a corporate researcher.Answered Dec 24, 2015 diplomatically yes, Indonesia does not recognize Israel (de jure), and has a consulate in Ramallah. In domestic politics: Indonesian politicians have always used palestinians as sexy issue to garner support and sympathies from local muslims, and also bashing Israel/jewish people whenever they could. Indonesia has recently been delegated as the third party negotiator to bring Israel and Palestine closer and return to peace talk. This is because Indonesia is seen as a secular country with majority moslem population (you can say the Turkey of southeast asia), and can have the best of both sides. 653 Views · 4 Upvotes · Answer requested by Shelly Chowdhury
