PRESIDENT Prabowo Subianto used a meeting with religious scholars and\nleaders of Islamic organisations to explain Indonesia\u2019s diplomacy within\nthe Board of Peace (BoP). The gathering at the Presidential Palace in\nJakarta, on Thursday night (5 March), also served as a forum for\ndiscussion on global geopolitical dynamics, particularly the evolving\nconflicts in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Several figures attended the silaturahmi forum, including\nMuhammadiyah\u2019s head of Economy, Business and Halal Industry Muhadjir\nEffendy, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Nusron Wahid,\nand Nahdlatul Ulama chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf.<\/p>\n
Muhadjir explained that in the meeting, President Prabowo outlined\nthe background to Indonesia\u2019s decision to join the BoP forum. According\nto him, the decision was not made suddenly but rather through a long\nprocess of dialogue with several leaders in the Middle East region.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo he emphasised that his involvement in BoP was not automatic, but\nhad gone through a long process, having been discussed with a number of\nleaders in the region, especially in the Gulf, who then agreed to join,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
He added that Prabowo chose a diplomacy from within the forum, or\n\u2018struggle from within\u2019. This approach, he said, remains in line with\nIndonesia\u2019s constitutional principles and the commitment to a two-state\nsolution for Palestine and Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo after for so long we have been outside, we are now trying to\nfight from within. And insha Allah, what he will do later will remain\nwithin the contours of our constitution, particularly in the preamble to\nour fundamental law, and then also remain committed to the original aim,\nnamely the creation of two states that coexist peacefully, namely an\nindependent Palestine and Israel,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Muhadjir also emphasised that Indonesia\u2019s support for Palestinian\nindependence remains the government\u2019s primary position.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, going forward we must continue to work hard, whatever the\nrisks or consequences, to realise a sovereign Palestine. This is\narticulated in the twenty-point agreement, points 19 and 20 which state\nclearly that BoP\u2019s aim is the creation of a Palestinian state that\ncoexists with Israel. I think that is our guiding principle, hence all\nthe religious scholars and leaders fully agreed with what the President\nhas conveyed,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Nusron stated that the government remains open to public\ncriticism regarding Indonesia\u2019s involvement in the BoP, but diplomacy\nremains the main strategy to ease the conflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf someone suggests otherwise, the government is not anti-criticism;\nwe listen and assess the situation, but we will prove on the ground that\ndiplomacy is the best path to peace, not war,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A similar view was expressed by Yahya Cholil Staquf. He noted that\nIndonesia\u2019s presence in BoP could be used to press for de-escalation of\nthe Middle East conflict, including the tensions between Iran, the\nUnited States, and Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf necessary, for example Indonesia could state that BoP agendas are\non hold until talks for de-escalation and peace in the US-Israel war\nagainst Iran take place,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He considered the forum as potentially an instrument for broader\npeace efforts in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of that could become an instrument to make BoP a venue that\ndrives de-escalation and peace from the war currently ongoing related to\nIran,\u201d he added. (E-4)<\/p>\n
The Front Pembela Islam (FPI) movement published a letter to\nPresident Prabowo Subianto requesting Indonesia withdraw from the Board\nof Peace (BoP).<\/p>\n
PRESIDENT Prabowo Subianto again reaffirmed Indonesia\u2019s commitment to\nmembership in the Gaza Peace Council or Board of Peace (BoP).<\/p>\n
The Israel-US confrontation with Iran has some impact on Indonesia,\nboth domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n
He cited a number of fundamental questions that remain unanswered,\nsuch as disarmament mechanisms and who would carry out operations on the\nground.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military strike against strategic Iranian targets on 28\nFebruary 2026 was described as a spark striking tinder.\u201d<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-explains-bop-diplomacy-to-ulama-1772762763", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }