Turkey, for example, added Heru, has had diplomatic relations with Israel since 1949, Egypt since 1979, Jordan since 1994, and the United Arab Emirates in 2020. Qatar does not yet have diplomatic relations, but has had unofficial trade relations with Israel since 1996.
“If Indonesia wants to consult with those countries, you can imagine what will happen. Therefore, Prabowo should not rush to evacuate Gaza to Indonesia because if that happens, don’t dream that Israel will accept back the evacuated Gazans,” he said.
However, Heru assessed that Prabowo’s idea of ​​evacuating Gaza to Indonesia to live temporarily was a bargaining chip in dealing with Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy.
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“Prabowo sent Airlangga Hartarto to leave for the United States next week to lobby for the removal of the 32 percent import tariff. I liken it to ‘living hostages’ being bartered with a 32 percent import tariff,” he said.
Furthermore, Heru realized that Prabowo could not be blamed considering that the evacuation planned by Prabowo was only temporary to help recover from wounds and also heal the trauma of children, as a form of negotiation for world relations that are currently being shaken by Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy.
“Prabowo’s ultimate weapon to soften Trump’s import tariff policy is through humanitarian diplomacy. Indonesia has a very close relationship with the Middle East region, especially regarding the issue of the Palestinian conflict and Trump’s political and economic priorities in the Near East,” he concluded.