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View all search resultsGovt lambasts Israel's plan to annex part of West Bank
Lawmakers view Israel’s annexation plan as a vehicle to “take away the Palestinians’ land and exterminate the nation”.
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everal governmental and non-governmental institutions in Indonesia have issued statements condemning Israel’s plan to annex a large part of the West Bank, which is set to be implemented on Wednesday.
House of Representatives Commission I, which oversees foreign affairs, said it rejected the plan.
“Commission I has taken an assertive stance to reject the annexation plan of the West Bank and to reject the efforts made by Israel to legalize its invasion of Palestine,” Commission I deputy chairman Abdul Kharis Almasyhari said on Tuesday as quoted by a statement on the House’s website.
Kharis added that the lawmakers viewed Israel’s annexation plan as a vehicle to “take away the Palestinians’ land and exterminate the nation”.
Commission I chairwoman Meutya Hafid said the official statement would be handed over to the government through the Foreign Ministry and to foreign envoys seated in Jakarta as a courtesy.
“We want the House and the government to be on the same page [regarding this issue],” she said.
Meanwhile, Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi said in a virtual international forum on Monday that Indonesia would consistently support Palestine’s struggle for independence.
