The Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian People\u2019s Consultative Assembly\n(MPR), Hidayat Nur Wahid (HNW), has welcomed the strengthening support\nfor the existence of Palestine at the United Nations (UN).<\/p>\n
HNW also supports the implementation of sanctions, including trade\nsanctions or restrictions on goods originating from illegal Israeli\nsettlements in Palestinian territories, by 12 European and North\nAmerican countries.<\/p>\n
According to HNW, the international community must act more\ndecisively to stop the crimes committed by Israel against Palestine\n(Gaza). He noted that the UN General Assembly recently passed a\nresolution regarding Palestine\u2019s participation in the 81st session of\nthe General Assembly, which was approved by 1s2 countries, with three\nrejections and four abstentions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe strengthening existence of support for Palestine in the UN is\nalso appreciated by the Arab League, and certainly by all of us.\nHopefully, this can strengthen the role in liberating the Palestinian\nnation,\u201d said HNW on Monday (21\/9\/2026).<\/p>\n
Furthermore, HNW emphasised the need to strengthen Palestine\u2019s\nposition within the UN so that its delegation can officially present the\nfacts on the ground and defend itself freely in international forums,\nwith the goal of halting humanitarian crimes.<\/p>\n
This momentum was significantly bolstered in September 2024, during\nthe 79th session of the UN General Assembly, where the Palestinian\ndelegation gained additional participation rights, such as sitting among\nmember state delegations and submitting proposals and amendments.\nApproximately 157 UN member states have already recognised Palestine.\nHNW stated that full UN membership should be granted immediately, rather\nthan maintaining the status of a non-member observer state.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is something we must continue to fight for together,\u201d HNW\nadded.<\/p>\n
HNW also expressed appreciation for the stance of 12 European and\nNorth American countries that are set to implement trade sanctions or\nrestrictions on goods from illegal Israeli settlements. He hopes this\nmove will be followed by more countries worldwide, including Arab and\nIslamic nations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis good intention and step is very much needed and is expected to\npressure Israel, not only to end the illegal occupation of Palestinian\nterritories, such as the West Bank, but also to ensure that the crimes\nof genocide or humanitarian crimes against the Palestinian people in the\nGaza Strip are brought to an end,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The 12 European and North American countries that have confirmed they\nwill implement trade restrictions on goods from the Israeli occupation\ninclude Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway,\nPoland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. They will\nimplement these trade restrictions or sanctions through their respective\nnational laws.<\/p>\n
HNW noted that according to research by several independent\ninstitutions, Israel currently controls 92% of the West Bank and Gaza\nStrip, while Palestine controls only 8%. Since 2023, Israel has approved\n104 new settlements. With over 500,000 settlers now living on land\npromised to the Palestinian people since 1947, the hope for a two-state\nsolution is fading.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, HNW hopes that the \u2018reversal\u2019 seen in several Western\ncountries\u2014which frequently support Israel\u2014could be followed by\nArab-Islamic nations. Previously, eight Arab-Islamic nations (Indonesia,\nEgypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United\nArab Emirates) issued a joint statement condemning Israel\u2019s moves to\nexpand its illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese Arab-Islamic nations should be able to impose even heavier\ntrade sanctions, not just on goods from territories considered illegal\noccupations, but also on goods from all of Israel. This would certainly\nexert strong economic pressure on Israel, including revising the\ndiplomatic normalisation of relations with Israel that has already been\nundertaken by several Arab nations,\u201d HHW asserted.<\/p>\n
HNW also emphasised that he will continue to push for trade sanctions\nagainst Israel to be widely applied in Indonesia. Although Indonesia\ndoes not have diplomatic relations with Israel, trade relations continue\nto exist.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis must be stopped immediately, and we continue to push for the\nDraft Law on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel to be\ndiscussed and passed immediately,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In parallel with the steps taken by several countries, HNW also hopes\nthat international organisations, such as the International Court of\nJustice (ICJ), the International Criminal Court (ICC), and the UN Human\nRights Council, can act and issue concrete rulings to stop Israel\u2019s\ncrimes against the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the steps of several countries are in line with and based on\nthe legal grounds of the ICJ\u2019s advisory opinion, these international\norganisations also need to produce more decisive and concrete rulings,\u201d\nHNW stated.<\/p>\n
According to HNW, data shows that the victims of Israeli genocidal\ncrimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip between 7\nOctober 2023 and August 2026 are primarily children and women. The\nnumber of Palestinian child casualties reached 34,480 (45% of total\ndeaths), while women accounted for 15,324 (20% of total deaths).<\/p>\n
\u201cIn fact, the number of child casualties in the Gaza Strip has far\nexceeded the number of child victims in the Holocaust that affected the\nJewish people in Europe in the 1940s,\u201d HNW remarked.<\/p>\n
Official sources from the Palestinian Ministry of Health recorded\nthat the total number of fatalities since the ceasefire was established\nhas approached 74,000, with 174,914 injuries. \u201cThese crimes must be\nstopped immediately, and the perpetrators must face severe legal\nsanctions, so that the loss of life and injuries caused by Israeli\nterror and atrocities do not recur,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hidayat-nur-wahid-appreciates-growing-support-for-palestine-at-the-un-1789963024", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }