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ecently, Indonesia’s international role has seemingly become the role model for most developing countries and has strengthened Indonesia’s foothold in the international community. Indonesia’s support for Palestinian people may acquire the majority of General Assembly members but not the US, since the Obama administration has vowed to veto any resolution brought to the Security Council.

But even so, at the General Assembly, the Palestinians may gain symbolic victory recognition as a nonmember observer state similar to the Vatican.

This achievement will be a step forward for the peace process in the Middle East and for Indonesia, this will be added as another accomplishment that has strengthened its role on the international stage.

Regardless of all its successes and achievements in the international role, Indonesia still opposes an independent Papua. A few pro-independence groups are struggling to free the territory from Indonesia’s authority.

By lifting the human rights issues and human rights abuses by Indonesian military. Furthermore, Papua’s history regarding the role of the United Nations roles in the 1960s has been questioned. So the question is, could the struggle of Palestinians become a role model for pro-independence groups in Papua to express their own aspirations?

The human rights abuses in Papua are non debatable, indeed, there were atrocities and crimes against humanity committed by the Indonesian military.

But we have to see this domestic problem with a fair and equal understanding that those violations happened caused because of unprofessional military personnel and a lack of understanding to uphold the human rights. Indonesia’s law has acted swiftly to investigate and uphold the law for all human rights violators.

This is the clearest outline of disparity between the human rights violations against Palestinians and Papuans.

It is less possible that the struggle of Palestinians could serve as a model for pro-independence groups in Papua, since the increasing strength of Indonesia’s position in the international community convinces the world that Indonesia can stand and resolve its own domestic problems.

Furthermore, the international community also believes the special autonomy of Papua is the best deal Papuan people could ever get.

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