PKB Calls for Indonesia to Reconsider Involvement in Board of Peace
The head of the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Department of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Central Leadership, Luluk Nur Hamidah, has called on the government to reconsider Indonesia’s involvement in the Board of Peace (BoP) forum.
The request comes following military operations conducted by the United States and its ally Israel against Iran. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the aggression.
“We invite the government and parliament to consider and evaluate Indonesia’s involvement in BoP,” Luluk said through a WhatsApp message on Monday, 2 March 2026.
Since Saturday, 28 February local time, the US and Israel launched a series of airstrikes against Iran, including the capital Tehran. The attacks caused infrastructure damage and civilian casualties.
Luluk assessed that the lack of strong sanctions against humanitarian violations committed by Israel in Palestine has opened new opportunities for expanding violence escalation.
He expressed concern that disregard for military operations targeting the assassination of sovereign state leaders will drag the world order towards a system governed by military power rather than the rule of law.
“When the assassination of state leaders is considered legitimate, there is no longer any security guarantee for any nation,” Luluk stated.
Therefore, he said, the PKB Central Leadership called on the United Nations (UN) and the international community to conduct an independent and transparent investigation into the military operations by Israel and the US against Iran.
The UN should also impose strong sanctions against every violation of international law without double standards, promote conflict de-escalation and diplomatic channels, and protect civilians from the impact of the expanding conflict in the Middle East region, he added.
“Humanity must not be defeated by geopolitical interests, must not be subjected to the dominance of military power,” he said.
Indonesia’s decision to join the BoP was made by President Prabowo Subianto during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Thursday, 22 January. In the presence of US President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Prabowo signed the Board of Peace charter as a sign of approval to join the forum established by the United States, Israel’s close ally.
The BoP is claimed to handle conflicts in various parts of the world, including in Gaza, Palestine.