Median Survey: 55.7% of Respondents Believe Indonesia Will Consistently Defend Palestine Despite Joining Board of Peace

The Median Survey Institute has released findings on social media respondents’ perceptions of Indonesia’s decision to join the Board of Peace, a peace council established by US President Donald Trump. The majority of respondents still believe Indonesia will remain consistent in defending Palestine despite joining the Board of Peace.

The survey was conducted between 10–14 February 2026 with a total of 1,200 respondents spread across all provinces. The survey method used a Google Form-based questionnaire distributed to respondents on social media platforms, targeting active social media users aged 17 to over 60 years.

Researchers then called back respondents who completed the Google Form to verify the accuracy of their responses. Demographically, the proportion of male and female respondents was 50.6% and 49.4% respectively. The largest share of respondents was located on the island of Java, accounting for 40.2%.

“We created questions in a Google Form, then distributed and blasted them to provinces across the country. After that, we received responses, and for those who provided answers, we made contact again to ensure the accuracy of the content,” said Median Survey Institute Research Director Ade Irfan Abdurahman whilst presenting the research methodology on Monday (23/2/2026).

Turning to the survey results, Median Survey Institute Executive Research Director Rico Marbun explained that the majority of respondents — 55.7% — believe the government will consistently defend Palestine despite joining the Board of Peace.

“The government still possesses a sufficient level of trust: 55.7% believe the government will remain consistent in defending Palestine despite joining the BoP. This certainly needs to be utilised as effectively as possible,” said Rico.

Rico assessed that the government currently still holds fairly strong social capital in the eyes of the public. This capital, he said, could serve as important leverage for the government to make various adjustments or improvements in response to evolving circumstances.

“The government actually still has sufficient social capital as a government. Sufficient social capital to make adjustments or improvements to the situation,” said Rico.

“So if we observe that there is a fairly negative tendency, it turns out that around 55.7% still believe the government remains consistent in defending Palestine despite joining the Board of Peace,” he continued.

In another finding, Rico revealed that 50.4% of respondents stated they disagreed with Indonesia joining the Board of Peace. The primary opposition was driven by concerns that the Board of Peace would be dominated by America/Israel (14.6%), objections to the membership fee of 17 trillion rupiah (9.6%), and the fact that Palestine has not yet achieved independence (6.8%).

Meanwhile, 34.8% of respondents expressed agreement with Indonesia joining the Board of Peace, with the majority citing Palestinian independence (15%), strengthening Indonesia’s position in the international arena (10.2%), and efforts towards world peace (9.2%) as their reasons.

The survey also reported that 73.3% of respondents disagreed with Indonesia paying a Board of Peace membership fee of USD 1 billion, equivalent to approximately Rp 17 trillion. Meanwhile, 23.1% of respondents agreed and 3.6% did not respond.

The survey also asked about the deployment of Indonesian troops, with 36.4% expressing agreement, 36.6% disagreeing, and 27% unsure or undecided.