Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. vice president Ma’ruf Amin he called on Israel to abide by international agreements.
“Indonesia has clearly supported Palestine and this is the solution Two-state solution, Two-state solution. And also to comply with various international agreements,” Ma’ruf told Bogor, as in the video recording provided by Setwapres on Sunday (8/1/2023).
Two-state solution o The Two State Solution is one of the peaceful options for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This solution provides for the creation of two countries for two citizens. Under a two-state solution, a Palestinian state coexists with Israel, west of the Jordan River.
Let’s go back to the statement again Ma’ruf, said that if Israel violates the agreement, tensions will escalate. Ma’ruf said Indonesia had already sent a note of protest to Israel.
“If this violates international agreements, it may lead to… this should also be warned. I think Indonesia has already made a memorandum for this,” Ma’ruf said.
Furthermore, Ma’ruf also called on the United Nations (PDB) to take decisive steps. This, he said, was to avoid tension.
“And we ask the United Nations to take such measures, to warn, so that there are no violations of existing agreements in order to keep the peace,” he explained.
“We are already in a bad situation, there is already a Russia-Ukraine war, say no more, then the world will be shocked by new things that will disturb the peace,” he added.
Ultra-nationalist and far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is known to have visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Tuesday (3/1) local time. This will be Ben-Gvir’s first visit since he took office in the government led by Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu.
As AFP reported on Tuesday (3/1/2023), Ben-Gvir’s visit angered Palestinians, who saw the visit as a provocation. The Hamas militant group that controls the Gaza Strip also warned Ben-Gvir of his visit.
“Our government will not succumb to threats from Hamas,” Ben-Gvir said in a statement released by his spokesman, after the militant group Hamas warned the visit was a “red line”.
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