Habib Hanif Alatas, secretary of the Shura Council of the DPP Front\nPersaudaraan Islam (FPI), revealed that President Prabowo Subianto still\nwants Indonesia to remain in the Board of Peace (BoP) amid the turmoil\nin the Middle East. Prabowo, he said, is prepared to step down if the\norganisation does not bring welfare for Palestine.<\/p>\n
This was conveyed by Habib Hanif after hearing Prabowo\u2019s explanation\nof the Board of Peace during a gathering at Istana Merdeka, Jakarta,\nwith clerics and leaders of Islamic civil society organisations on\nThursday (5 March 2026).<\/p>\n
Habib Hanif stated that in the meeting Prabowo discussed the latest\ndevelopments in the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, including\nIndonesia\u2019s involvement in the Board of Peace. According to him, Prabowo\nsaid that Indonesia remains within the forum, but is prepared to\nwithdraw if there is no meaningful progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe President said that if there is no longer any welfare for\nPalestine, no opportunity to advance the welfare of Palestine, and it\ndoes not align with Indonesia\u2019s national interests, the President will\nwithdraw. His words were like that,\u201d Hanif said.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Nusron Wahid, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial\nPlanning\/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR\/BPN) and a Nahdlatul\nUlama (NU) figure, said Prabowo also touched on various calls for\nIndonesia to exit the Board of Peace in relation to the evolving\nsituation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Prabowo, he said, still regards the Board of Peace as the most\nrealistic option to push for lasting stability and peace in Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr President also questioned, if someone urged us to leave BoP, what\nforum would we negotiate in to create that peace?\u201d Nusron said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the forum for negotiating peace in Palestine and Gaza,\ntoday, is the BoP,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Therefore, Nusron said Indonesia still regards the Board of Peace as\na means of diplomacy to promote stability and Palestinian independence.\nHe urged the public to give the diplomacy time to yield results\nfirst.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe President\u2019s position is that the Indonesian people have accepted\nBoP as a means, as an effort toward peace. At least this effort should\nbe tried first. It would be unacceptable if the effort and its pursuit\nhad not yet begun, and we are asked to withdraw,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/middle-east-conflict-fpi-reveals-prabowos-stance-on-indonesias-position-in-the-board-of-peace-bop-1772780507", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }