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Indonesia could recognize Israel if Palestinians given independence, president says

Standing alongside visiting French President Emmanuel Macron, Prabowo said Israel's security needs to be guaranteed.

 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 28, 2025.
 Palestinians gather to receive aid, including food supplies provided by World Food Program (WFP) in Gaza. August 24, 2024.

Main thing stopping Gaza emigration is host countries, Netanyahu says

 Indonesia teams up with Bill Gates for pivotal TB vaccine trials.

Indonesia teams up with Bill Gates for pivotal TB vaccine trials

 Palestinians flee their in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025

Indonesia ready to shelter Palestinians impacted by war in Gaza


‘I want to leave Gaza,’ Palestinians tell BBC Arabic

One Palestinian woman explained that her husband, a Jordanian citizen, was forced by Egypt to return to Gaza without his family.

 Palestinians flee their in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025

One hundred Gazans to migrate to Indonesia for work under new plan - N12

This is part of a new voluntary migration project led by Major-General Ghassan Alian, head of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

 Workers work at the construction site of the Jakarta Light Rail Transport (LRT) Phase 1B in Jakarta on July 18, 2024.

Trump envoy floats plan to relocate Gaza civilians to Indonesia - report

As the Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect, Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff considers on-ground presence in Gaza while exploring controversial population relocation proposals.

 Rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York

Indonesian rabbi reflects establishing community as son celebrates bar mitzvah - interview

"All Jews are responsible for one another," said Baruch, adding that since October 7 it was important to remember that "We are one people, one faith."

Indonesian Rabbi Yaakov Baruch celebrates his son's bar mitzvah at the Kotel.

Israel boycotts hit Unilever's Indonesia business as market share drops

About 87% of Indonesia's population of 280 million is Muslim, and pro-Palestine groups and apps have emerged urging people to boycott brands, including those made by Unilever.

 Demonstrators chant slogans during a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the US embassy during a rally in support of the Palestinian people in Jakarta on October 25, 2024.

Indonesia's National Museum opens 'Oldest Civilization' exhibit with Homo erectus fossils

Indonesia's Minister of Culture Fadli Zon emphasized the region's "important part of the grand narrative of human evolution" in his speech at the exhibition's opening.

 Java man figures of Sangiran Museum in the Sangiran Early Man Site, Central Java, Indonesia.

Some researchers think Indonesian pyramid could rewrite human history, dating back to 25,000 BC

Experts argue there is no clear evidence that the site's buried layers were built by humans.

 Man-made, or natural? The pyramid at Gunung Padang.

ISIS attack on Pope Francis in Jakarta thwarted: Indonesian police detain terror org. members

Detachment 88 has been commended for its efforts in thwarting numerous terrorist plots and making key arrests across the country.

 Pope Francis is taken past a guard of honour ahead of his departure from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.

Strategist: Emerging markets are welcoming gold production

With gold still not on the list of critical minerals in many Western nations, gold producers embrace operating in smaller markets

 Strategist: Emerging markets are welcoming gold production

Over 40 Indonesian agencies hit by cyberattack on data centers

44 government agencies, including key ministries, were targets of the ransomware attack, said an official from the communications ministry.

 Indonesia's flag (illustrative).

Prabowo says Indonesia willing to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza

Prabowo Subianto said a comprehensive investigation into the humanitarian disaster in the Rafah area of Gaza was needed as well as a "just solution" to the situation in "Palestine."

Indonesia’s Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto arrives to speak at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024.