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Indonesia Reaffirms Support for Palestine as Israel Reveals Plan to Annex West Bank

Indonesia Reaffirms Support for Palestine as Israel Reveals Plan to Annex West Bank
BY :NUR YASMIN

MAY 29, 2020

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Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaking at a press conference in Jakarta. (Photo courtesy of the Foreign Affairs Ministry)

Jakarta. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has reaffirmed Indonesia's support for Palestine at the same time as Israel revealed its latest plan to annex parts of Palestinian territory in the West Bank.

"Indonesia is one of the strongest supporters of Palestine. We are very concerned about Israel's West Bank plan," Retno said on Thursday.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday it will annex the occupied West Bank in July despite growing condemnations by the global community and even its own allies, as Time has reported.

Around half a million Jews have settled in the West Bank since 1967, but the area has never been officially recognized as Israeli territory since the international community deems the settlement a violation of international law.

Over two million Palestinians also still live in the territory.

Annexing the West Bank will cancel the popular two-state solution and would lead to the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a holy site to Muslim Palestinians.

The move – which Netanyahu has called a "historic opportunity" – was planned as Israel's biggest ally, the United States, continued to show signs of supporting Israel's expansion.

US President Donald Trump's rerun for the 2020 presidency has also widened the chance for Israel to go ahead with the plan.

Retno said she picked up a call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday during which she asked the US to help stop Israel's plan.

"I told [Secretary Pompeo] that Indonesia's position remains unchanged on the Palestine issue. Our hope is for the US leadership to stop Israel's plan to annex more parts of the West Bank," Retno said.

Retno also brought up the issue during a UN Security Council teleconference on Wednesday, arguing that international law compliance is needed to stop the plan.

"Compliance to international humanitarian law is desperately needed now as [Israeli] annexation and Covid-19 might soon strike the Palestinians all at once," Retno said.

"The world and the council have to restore Palestinian rights to its territory according to the 1967 borders. We must not let further annexation to happen," she said.

Retno has also written to other foreign ministers, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, the European Union, countries of the non-aligned movement and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to remind them to maintain peace in Palestine and support the two-state solution.

"Annexation will not only threaten peace and stability in the region but also undermine all efforts to reach a lasting political solution on the Palestinian issue, which is the two-state solution," Retno said.

The Arab League has deemed the annexation a "war crime." Saudi Arabia has also rejected the plan despite its closeted relations with Israel.

The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said annexing the West Bank would be a violation of international law and pledged to stop it using "all our diplomatic capacities."

"I call for the international community to work together to uphold international consensus on Palestine, to achieve a lasting peace where the democratic state of Palestine and Israel could live in peaceful coexistence," Retno said.

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@striver44

Ytd you post a post claiming you are sunni muslim... But your action here shows you are a great fan of Trump and USA. :enjoy: Even to the stage of worship.

US to recognise annexation of occupied West Bank, Jordan Valley

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...-west-bank-jordan-valley-200428080228123.html

I guess your faith and country loyalty are selective :enjoy: I have serious doubt your claim... :lol:
 
Can you show me the prophecy ? As I also have read bible, what I know there is a country named as babel as the country which is illustrated there as against God that will be destroyed in the end times.

It is in the book of revelation, the last chapter in bible. I have older version of it. The ones which hasnt been edited. (1975 edition)

PS: of course bible has been edited for quite many times, but the version that I have is the older version than what Christian have Today.

Babel is Babylonia.

Btw, it is only the translation version that got edited. The source (the Ibrani language version) still the same and unchanged.
 
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The purpose of Saudi Arabia is to ensure the enforcement of Balfour declaration. Anglo Jews took a hard time to prevent the resurgence of Millennium keeper of Shrine the Hashemite.

Now Saudi is leader in Sunni world. Nothing can be done.

Only secular Arabs, the Syrian, Nasserite Egypt, Iran are really against Israel.
 
Imho, Indonesia should left the Palestina alone for good. What kind of benefit we are getting to be involved in this matter? Indonesia should better use the efforts to save our brother and sister at home compared to help those aliens.

They even doesnt support us for many of our issues.
 
Pointless if Arab states doesn't want to fight. Only the Iranians willing to fight.
 
palestinians should just live as citizens of israel in peace. Heaven forbids jerusalem falls into the hands of gentiles whose age is coming to an end.
jerusalem, west bank, golan height were, are & have been israelites lands.
 
Imho, Indonesia should left the Palestina alone for good. What kind of benefit we are getting to be involved in this matter? Indonesia should better use the efforts to save our brother and sister at home compared to help those aliens.

They even doesnt support us for many of our issues.

Yep, been saying this for long. It seems that the support for Palestine is actually motivated by internal gains rather than external gains. The loud portion of our society supports Palestine, so of course any party or coalition that rules the country must show support to Palestine and make sure that group knows.

Pointless if Arab states doesn't want to fight. Only the Iranians willing to fight.

Err not really. All the chest pumping was directed inwards than outwards. Historically speaking, it was Egypt that ever did anything real.
 

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