THOUSANDS of Muslims filled the park in front of the Jakarta Horse Statue. They seemed enthusiastic about taking part in the Prayer Action for Gaza.
Seen attending the action were the General Chairperson of the Central Leadership of the Islamic Association (Persis) KH Jeje Zaenudin, Ustadz Muhammad Zaitun Rasmin, Ustadz Erick Yusuf, Ustadz Bachtiar Nashir, Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly Hidayat Nur Wahid, Taufik Ismail and other figures.
In this activity, Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly Hidayat Nur Wahid said that in the first paragraph of the preamble to the 1945 Constitution, it was emphasized that independence is the right of all nations and therefore, colonialism in the world must be abolished.
“The same applies to the colonization of Palestine by Israel. Since President Soekarno until the current president, Indonesia’s position has remained the same, supporting Palestinian independence and rejecting Israeli colonialism,” he said, Sunday (7/4/2024).
He also appreciated that the Indonesian government, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, was correct at this time. The 63 year old man also welcomed the decision of the UN resolution. However, he hopes that there will be bigger steps taken by removing Israel’s membership from the UN
“We ask the UN to expel Israel from membership, and even impose sanctions because it has committed international crimes,” he said.
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On that occasion, Prof., KH, Muhammad Sirajuddin Syamsuddin, MA, said that he had run out of statements about Israel. Because what they did was very outrageous. For this reason, he will submit the Jakarta Minutes Proposal to the international community.
“The proposal contains, from Indonesia, we will launch an independence safari. Maybe starting from Kuala Lumpur, Islamabad and other peace-loving countries,” said the man who is also the Chair of the Steering Committee (SC) of the Indonesian People’s Alliance to Defend Palestine.
Second, sending security forces to prevent Israeli occupation. Starting from Indonesia, Türkiye and other countries that love peace.
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“In time, we will invite countries such as Russia, South Africa and especially the United States to stop using double standards,” he said.
Chairman of the Indonesian Church Citizens Association (PWGI) Shephard Supit was also present at the Prayer Action for Gaza. In front of thousands of Muslims, he said he did not agree with the colonialism carried out by Israel.
“The Indonesian Constitution also supports the creation of peace. Because independence is the right of all nations. That is why I think that what is happening, namely violence, arbitrariness, inhumane acts, we need to call for it to be stopped from the face of this earth,” he said. .
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On March 1, he said, world churches held a world day of prayer followed by 63 countries. Those who are the center of prayer are the churches in Palestine.
“This means that the conditions there (Gaza, Palestine) are not just a concern for one group but have become a concern for all human beings of all religions,” stressed the Pastor.
It hopes that through what is done today, the UN will listen and other countries can listen, so as to put pressure on Israel to commit to a ceasefire.
“We ask the authorities in Indonesia to urgently stop the violence occurring in Palestine,” he said. (Z-8)
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