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INDONESIA READY TO NORMALIZE TIES WITH ISRAEL AS PART OF BID TO JOIN OECD –
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NATION ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIP IN EXCHANGE FOR JERUSALEM SMOOTHING WAY INTO
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People take part in an anti-Israel demonstration in Surabaya, Indonesia, on
November 17, 2023. (Juni Kriswanto / AFP)

Indonesia could normalize ties with Israel as part of a deal to smooth the entry
of the world’s most populous Muslim nation into a global forum for developed
countries, an Israeli official said Thursday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed a report in Israeli
newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth detailing months of hush-hush talks between
Jerusalem, Jakarta, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Secretary-General Mathias Cormann.

Normalization would mark a stunning about-face for Indonesia at a time when
anti-Israel sentiment in the Muslim world is running higher than it has in years
due to the war in the Gaza Strip.



But establishing ties would also spell an end to Israeli opposition to Indonesia
joining the OECD, according to the report.

The OECD began the process of adding Jakarta to the 38-nation forum in February,
but Israel had reportedly objected to its accession due to the lack of
diplomatic relations. Countries must receive unanimous support to join the bloc,
which is dedicated to advancing economic growth via neo-liberal fiscal policies.

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Cormann initially secured a promise from Indonesia to shift its critical stance
toward Israel, but Foreign Minister Israel Katz balked at pulling Jerusalem’s
opposition, saying normalization would be needed, Yedioth reported.

After several weeks of negotiations, Cormann sent a letter to Katz two weeks ago
in which he said he had brokered an agreement according to which Indonesia will
not be allowed to join the bloc until it has normalized ties, the paper said.
The wording of the letter was approved by Indonesia, according to Yedioth.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024. (Chaim
Goldberg/Flash90)

An OECD spokesperson noted the adoption of a multi-year accession roadmap for
Indonesia by the OECD Council on March 29. The roadmap includes the requirement
that candidates “demonstrate … like-mindedness in their statements and actions
in their relations with the Organisation and its Members.”

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“Any decision to invite Indonesia to become an OECD Member would need to be
taken by unanimity of all OECD Members,” the spokesperson said.

There was no comment on the report from authorities in Indonesia.

On Tuesday, Israel allowed Indonesia to participate in an airdrop relief mission
over Gaza for the first time, a possible signal of burgeoning ties.

Under outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Indonesia tolerated low-level,
quiet contacts with Israel, mainly on trade, but largely shunned open ties with
the Jewish state.

Indonesia President Joko Widodo, right, greets Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Mathias Cormann as he
arrives during the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 15, 2022. (Mast
Irham/Pool Photo via AP)

In March, Widodo’s office denied a report that Jakarta and Jerusalem had
intended to normalize relations in October 2023 before the October 7 Hamas
attack in Israel and the resulting war caused the plan to be shelved, the
Jakarta Post reported.

Moves toward normalization between the countries have been rumored for years,
but Indonesia has refused to cement ties until an independent Palestinian state
is established and has been a staunch supporter of the Palestinians. The country
has a tiny Jewish community.

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Anti-Israel protests are common in Indonesia, where support for the Palestinians
runs high.

Protesters display posters as they pray during a rally in support of the
Palestinians in Gaza, outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday,
March 9, 2024. (Dita Alangkara/AP)

In March last year, the country was stripped of its role as host of the men’s
Under-20 World Cup amid massive domestic opposition to the participation of an
Israeli soccer team in the tourney.

Even without official ties, direct and indirect Israel-Indonesia trade comes to
about $500 million per year, Israel-Asia Center executive director Rebecca
Zeffert told The Times of Israel in 2022.

Widodo has repeatedly condemned the violence in Gaza and has urged parties to
“stop the escalation, to stop the use of violence, to focus on humanitarian
issues, and to solve the root of the problem, namely the Israeli occupation of
Palestine.”

In January, Jakarta filed a case against Israel at the International Court of
Justice in The Hague. It has also backed South Africa’s genocide accusation at
that court over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.

JTA contributed to this report.



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   Those we are missing
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   Those we are missing
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   Those we are missing
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   Happy ending
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