Why Indonesia’s Muslim groups are revisiting Palestinian issue, ‘Board of Peace’

South China Morning Post
by Resty Woro Yuniar
February 13, 2026
Why Indonesia’s Muslim groups are revisiting Palestinian issue, ‘Board of Peace’
Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisations appear to be recalibrating their stance on Palestine by softening earlier criticisms of President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, in what analysts describe as a shift from prioritising Palestinian independence to broader security issues. The adjustment, which followed a closed-door meeting at the presidential palace earlier this month, has fuelled a debate on whether major Muslim groups are being nudged...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/13/2026