Prior to the Oct. 7 Hamas assault in Israel and the subsequent war against Hamas in Gaza, President Joko Widodo’s office last month denied press reports that Jakarta and Tel Aviv intended to normalize relationships in October 2023.
ISRAEL A State FOR OECD MEMBERSHIP DIPLOMATIC TIES?
According to a number of influential Jewish news sources, Indonesia has agreed to normalize ties with Israel as a prerequisite for joining the OECD.
According to them, the foundation for this arrangement was laid during three weeks of covert conversations between Jakarta, Tel Aviv, and OECD secretary-general Mathias Cormann.
According to the reports, Indonesia has agreed to a provision requiring that it build diplomatic ties with Israel before the organization approves its account.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the Council has publicly agreed to the explicit and clear early conditions that require that Indonesia establish diplomatic relations with all European member nations before any decision is made to confess it to the organization, Mr. Cormann wrote in a letter to Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz two weeks ago. The text was officially approved by Indonesia.
In his reply to Mr Cormann on Wednesday, Mr Katz welcomed the discovery. I anticipate that this process may lead to full diplomatic ties between all parties, as I anticipate a positive change in Indonesia’s policy toward Israel, particularly abandoning its angry plan toward it.
In light of the ongoing anti-Israel sentiments caused by its military activities in the Gaza Strip, the normalization of relationships between Indonesia and Israel would be important, according to an unknown Jewish standard.