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View all search resultsIndonesia reaffirms support for Palestine as Israel joins Gaza peace board
Indonesia will maintain its position on Palestine, the government asserted on Thursday, in response to Israel’s entry into the Board of Peace that will convene next week, marking what may potentially be the first time in decades that an Indonesian and an Israeli leader will sit at the same table.
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Peace gambit: President Prabowo Subianto (right) shakes hands with United States President Donald Trump on Jan. 22, 2026, at the Board of Peace launch event during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
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ndonesia will not change its position on Palestine, the government asserted on Thursday, in response to Israel’s entry into the Board of Peace that will convene next week, marking what may potentially be the first time in decades that an Indonesian and an Israeli leader will sit at the same table.
Gaza’s post-war management platform, the Board of Peace, welcomed Israel as its 22nd member on Wednesday, following a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a move that the Israeli leader has dubbed as further “strengthening the unbreakable alliance between Israel and the US”.
The board is currently composed of some US partners, Middle Eastern countries and other Muslim countries, such as Indonesia, though it does not include any Palestinian representation, much to the international community’s ire.
Israel’s entry will allow it to conduct direct coordination on Gaza’s humanitarian access, reconstruction and security arrangements with the board’s members, including Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, with which it has no formal diplomatic relations.
With Israel’s formal entry projected to increase the number of official interactions, Jakarta has underlined that Indonesia’s participation on the Board of Peace did not constitute normalization of ties with Tel Aviv.
“Indonesia’s presence on the board is not to be interpreted as normalizing political relations with any party, or legitimizing their policies. Its participation is based on the mandate for stabilization, protection of civilians, humanitarian assistance and reconstruction of Gaza in Palestine,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
“The membership of any country on the board does not alter this principled position,” she added.
