JAKARTA - Thousands of people were at the National Monument on Sunday to express solidarity with the Palestinians amid an ongoing conflict in Gaza, the largest public gathering in Indonesia since the Israel-Hamas war broke out. Read more at straitstimes.com.
People taking part in a rally supporting Palestinians in Gaza, at the National Monument complex in Jakarta on Nov 5.Dressed in white robes and black-and-white Palestinian scarves, they waved Palestine flags and chanted “God is Great!” and “Free Palestine” as they demanded Israeli forces end their deadly siege of Gaza.
Several ministers and politicians including Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, former Jakarta governor and presidential candidate Anies Baswedan and House of Representatives chair Puan Maharani were present. “I want to come in person, and not just post on social media, to show I stand with the Palestinians. I have so many emotions right now - sad and angry at the senseless cruelty,” she told ST.
Indonesia does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel, and there is no Israeli embassy in the country. A strong supporter of the Palestinians, such rallies are not uncommon in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country of 280 million people.The world football governing body stripped Indonesia’s hosting rights following the surge of resistance. In Dec 2017, tens of thousands of demonstrators protested against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
MUI’s head of Islamic preaching Muhammad Cholil Nafis said in a Nov 2 statement published on the organisation’s website that Sunday’s rally was “positive militancy and fanaticism”.
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