Relations with Israel

Relations with Israel

From Prospek

Opening diplomatic channels with Israel would be tantamount to an unconstitutional act since our Constitution is against any form of colonialism and imperialism. If we do this, it means that we indirectly approve of and support Israel's imperialism against the people of Palestine.

Furthermore, diplomatic ties are generally established due to a number of factors, not just in terms of legality. In this case Indonesia does not have any direct interests in Israel. Take oil for example, we already have ample access to the Gulf states.

It is not impossible that a strain in relations with those states would occur if we opened up diplomatic channels with Israel.

The situation, however, would be sure to be very different if the Zionist regime left the land of the Palestinians.

ARVANDI

Jakarta