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By: Nazari Ismail and Ahmad Hani HarizaHashim Sani Centre for Palestine StudiesUniversity of Malaya With 88% of its total population of 278 million professing Islam, Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population and is undoubtedly a vital component in the global Islamic voice. This fact drives Indonesia's consistent pro-Palestine stance…
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By making the best use of its position as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council , a member of the Human Rights Council and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation , Indonesia has, on several occasions, given diplomatic support for the Palestine cause. One example is Indonesia’s stance during the OIC’s fifth extraordinary summit in Jakarta in 2016.
Amidst all this, notably, is President Jokowi’s live press statement that expressed dissatisfaction with the result, saying that sports and politics should not be mixed, even going so far as to quote the sympathetic remarks by the Palestinian ambassador to Indonesia, who approved of Indonesia hosting all qualified teams – including Israel.
Despite this, breakthrough to this day remains unlikely for several reasons, with the first being that Indonesia is home to some of the largest and most influential Muslim organizations in the world. They include the Muhammadiyah, the Nahdlatul Ulama, the Indonesian Ulama Council, and others, including the more extreme radical right-wing groups.
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