Head of the Research and Policy Analysis Agency (Barak) of the\nIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Andi Widjajanto, assesses that\nthere has been a shift in Indonesia\u2019s foreign policy framework regarding\nPalestine and Israel when the government decided to join the Board of\nPeace (BoP), established by US President Donald John Trump.<\/p>\n
Andi stated that since the Bandung Principles of 1955, Indonesia has\ncommitted to not interacting with Israel until recognising Palestinian\nindependence. However, President Prabowo Subianto is now opening\ninteractions with Israel, provided there is commitment to a two-state\nsolution between Israel and Palestine to resolve the conflict in\nGaza.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is an absolute rule of no interaction with Israel before\nPalestine is independent and sovereign. Prabowo has created a new\nframework: interaction with Israel is possible as long as there is\ncommitment to the two-state solution,\u201d said Andi in Central Jakarta on\nMonday, 6 April 2026.<\/p>\n
Indonesia officially joined as a member of the BoP on 22 January\n2026. Israel also became a member of Trump\u2019s version of the Peace\nCouncil. The countries that joined the BoP are those invited by\nTrump.<\/p>\n
As many as 28 countries have joined the BoP to date. One month after\nthe formation of the international body outside the United Nations (UN),\nthe United States and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February 2026.<\/p>\n
According to Andi, this is the first time Indonesia has entered an\ninternational organisation that includes Israel as a member, aside from\nthe UN. The Indonesian government, he said, has set the condition of\nrecognising Israel only if it implements the two-state solution. The\nproblem, according to this advisor at Lab45, is that Israeli Prime\nMinister Benjamin Netanyahu does not appear to support the two-state\nsolution.<\/p>\n
Prabowo Subianto previously stated that Indonesia is ready to\nrecognise Israel\u2019s sovereignty on the condition that Israel recognises\nPalestinian independence through the two-state solution. This was\naffirmed at the UN High-Level Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of\nthe Palestinian Issue in New York in September 2025.<\/p>\n
Recently, Prabowo assessed that all parties involved in the US and\nIsraeli war against Iran must be willing to engage in dialogue.\nAccording to Prabowo, this dialogue step aims to end the conflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy advice is always to seek peaceful options,\u201d said Prabowo in\nHambalang, West Java, quoted from a written statement by the Indonesian\nGovernment Communication Agency, on Tuesday, 17 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Prabowo also explained Indonesia\u2019s involvement in the BoP. For\nPrabowo, Indonesia\u2019s participation aims to achieve an independent\nPalestine through the two-state solution. The General Chairman of the\nGerindra Party believes that his decision to join the BoP is a way to\nrealise an independent Palestine.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pdips-barak-sees-shift-in-indonesias-foreign-policy-framework-1775627484", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }