Indonesia ‘very concerned’, condemns Israel’s West Bank plan

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Indonesia has again launched calls to support the plight of the Palestinian people after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday to further annex parts of the West Bank.

Netanyahu said Israel would place Jewish settlements and the Jordan Valley in the West Bank under Israeli sovereignty, Reuters reported, setting July 1 as a starting date for Cabinet discussions on the issue.

The plan has alarmed supporters of the state of Palestine, including Indonesia. Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said on Thursday she had raised the issue with the United Nations (UN) secretary-general as well as foreign ministers of countries in the UN Security Council, Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Non-Aligned Movement, among other parties.

"Indonesia is very concerned about Israel’s plan to annex Palestinian territory in the West Bank," the minister said during a virtual press briefing on Thursday.

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She added that she had also mentioned the issue to United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a phone call on Wednesday morning.