Palestine Solidarity Day 2015 in Jakarta
December 06, 2015
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Indonesia has again showcased its support for the
Palestinian independence where this time through the implementation of
Palestine Solidarity Day 2015 gathering which was held in the Istora Senayan
(sports hall) here.
A number of noted artists in the Indonesian capital city
Jakarta such as Melly Goeslaw, Zaskia Sungkar, Irwansyah, Sandy Canester, Opick
and novelist Habiburrahman El Shirazy attended the event.
In addition, Muslim figures among others Bachtiar Nasir and chairman
of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) KH. Shodiqun were also present in the
gathering.
Although it rained in Jakarta, visitors of the Palestine
Solidarity Day (PSD) from various circles remained enthusiastic and spiritful
in supporting the Palestinian struggle.
"I come here with my friend. Our presence is a support
to the Palestinian people," said Novi, one of the visitors in the PSD, who
came from Tanah Abang area in Central Jakarta.
The Palestine Solidarity Day 2015 gathering was jointly held
by Asia Pacific Community for Palestine (Aspac), Adara Relief International,
the National Committee for Palestinian People (KNRP), Spirit of Aqsa, Arts and
Culture Commission of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), PB Mathlaul Anwar,
PKPU, Rumah Zakat, Pesona Al Quds, Indonesian Parliamentary Caucus for
Palestine, FSLDK, WAMY Indonesia, MP4P, and Wafaa.
In addition to the entertainment events, the PSD 2015
organizing committee also conducted a bazaar which sold fashions, herbal
products, books, Palestine trinkets, meals and free health checks.
Chairman of the Asia Pacific Community for Palestine (Aspac
for Palestine), Saiful Bahri said that Sunday (Nov 29/2015) was chosen to
organize the PSD because it coincided with a UN resolution that divided
Palestine on November 29, 1947.
"Today is international solidarity. We struggle and
will not stop and invite the Indonesian government to participate," Saiful
Bahri pointed out.
This event also called the issuance of Senayan Declaration
2015, which contains seven statements to support the Palestinian struggle as
follows.
First, it denounced and strongly condemned efforts to
Judaize the city of Jerusalem and the humiliation committed by the Israeli
military against Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Second, it rejected all forms of Israeli intervention in the
management of the Al Aqsa Mosque which includes the division of time and a
special place for Israeli Jews.
Third, it called on the international community to end the
blockade of Gaza to facilitate humanitarian assistance and recovery of physical
facilities after the Israeli aggression in 2014.
Forth, it supported the measures of reconciliation and unity
of all Palestinian factions in an effort to realize the independence of a
sovereign Palestinian State.
Fifth, it called on the Indonesian government and the
countries of the region and the international community to support Palestinian
independence and protect the historic sites from destruction and humiliation
that could result in disturbing the harmony between religious community.
Sixth, it called on the international community to pressure
and force Israel to stop building illegal settlements.
Seventh, it invited the UN and the international community
to pay more attention to Palestinian refugees and other war victims.
Previously, the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) ended its
three-day National Working Congress here on Thursday (Nov 12) by urging
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to fulfill his campaign pledge made towards the
struggle for Palestinians.
"In its recommendations issued at the national working
congress, MUI urged President Joko Widodo to meet his pledge to seriously help
settle the question of Palestine to ensure the rights of Palestinian people and
the existence of Aqsha Mosque," the Chairman of the MUI team for
formulating main ideas and external recommendation, A.M. Romly said on
Thursday.
One of the efforts to meet the pledge is that the government
should immediately open a representative office in Gaza, Palestine, he said.
MUI also denounced the Jewish Zionists for any form of
misdeeds, including occupying Palestinian land, launching aggression, and
evicting and killing Palestinian people.
In its recommendations, the MUI called for stronger
international cooperation to settle the question of Palestinian, he said.
"We call upon and urge OIC member states and Islamic
countries to take more concrete steps to help the people of Palestine," he
said,
In the meantime, President Jokowi has maintained a
consistent stance, noting that Indonesia wants to see Palestine become an
independent country like other nations.
"I think since the beginning we wanted Palestine to be
a country," Jokowi said in Sukoharjo, Central Java on Saturday (Oct.3)
Al Jazeera reported that the Palestinian flag was raised in
the Rose Garden of the United Nations at 1:00pm local time (6:00pm GMT) on
Wednesday (Sept. 30) as a large crowd of diplomats and reporters watched on.
The General Assembly approved the resolution to raise the
flag with an overwhelming majority voting in favor of it on September 10.
The motion was passed with 119 votes in favor, while 45
countries abstained and eight voted against, among them Israel, the US,
Australia and Canada.
Addressing the crowd, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
dedicated the ceremony to "the martyrs, the prisoners and the wounded, and
to those who gave their lives while trying to raise this flag."
The move, strongly criticized by Israel, was also opposed by
the United States.
Senior Hamas leader Ghazi al-Hamad said the flag-raising was
"a positive step," but added that "it was not enough."
The Palestinian leadership in the West Bank has focused too
much on "symbolic acts," Hamad told Al Jazeera, adding that only with
unity between the West Bank and Gaza can Palestinians "confront the
Israeli occupation and establish an independent Palestinian state."
Apart from that, a member of Commission I of the Indonesian
House of Representatives (DPR) Sukamta stated that Palestine can take a cue
from Indonesia that diplomacy cannot be separated from the struggle to achieve
freedom.
"Conducting diplomacy in the United Nations (UN) is
important and raising the flag of Palestine in the UN headquarters is a
positive step," he stated here on Friday.
In Sukamtas opinion, Palestine must always remember that
raising the flag is basically indicative of complete freedom, either de facto
or de jure.
Palestine must also be aware of the situation that Israel is
one step ahead and has positioned itself as a full member of the UN, he added.
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