When President Prabowo Subianto took the ground on the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025, his address signaled the moment of gentle balance in Indonesia diplomacy.
He called with passion to acknowledge the Palestinian state, at the identical time emphasizing that Israel’s safety could never be neglected.
His closing gesture, recalling the greetings from each Islamic and Jewish traditions (and others), emphasized his vision of interfaith’s respect underlying political peace.
A powerful call to the Palestinian state
From an early speech, Prabowo clearly passed on to Indonesia’s a few years of support for Palestinian aspirations.
He condemned violence against innocent civilians in Gaza, lamenting over the lack of 1000’s of human lives, many ladies and kids, and described humanitarian suffering there as unbearable.
He confirmed that Indonesia doesn’t see another, but an answer with two secondary as a path towards a sustainable room. He clearly summoned the Member States to formally recognize Palestine as an independent state with full state.
He also praised the recent momentum: countries resembling France, Canada, Australia, Great Britain and Portugal, took daring steps, recognizing Palestinian statehood, and their example should encourage others.
He recognized such recognition not as a gesture, but as a essential step towards enabling an actual room.
Guaranteeing the protection of Israel
However, the speech of Prabowo stood out from many others in Unga in the identical week, because he didn’t simply condemn Israeli actions or demanded restraint. Instead, he placed equal emphasis on a legitimate need for security.
He stated that Indonesia supports Israel’s safety guarantees, claiming that a two -level solution must respect each Palestinian independence and Israeli security.
He repeated that “we must … guarantee the protection and safety of Israel” in order that the peace could accept, in addition to hatred and suspicions that were buried once and for all.
By raising this argument, Prabowo established Indonesia as a seek for a middle course: one who isn’t ashamed of the difficult situation of Palestinians, but additionally refuses to refuse Israel along with his own laws.
This attitude, as some observers noticed, broke the ranks with several other countries of Muslim masculineity, which took far more tones opposite to their addresses to the congregation.
Readiness to contribute to peaceful maintenance
To signal that Indonesia wouldn’t be only a rhetorical lawyer, Prabowo went further and offered a tangible role.
He announced that Indonesia is able to arrange peace forces, on request 20,000 soldiers or more, in accordance with the UN mandate, if the Congregation and Security Council resolve to permit such a mission.
He said that his country was not ashamed of “bots on earth” if peace demanded take care of the horizon.
This offer, in his opinion, strengthened his earlier message: if Israel’s safety is guaranteed and Palestinian independence is recognized, peace doesn’t should remain an abstract dream.
Inter -religious closure, including from the Jewish tradition
When the speech was over, Prabowo issued a characteristic closure, which repeated his wider message of religion exceeding divisions.
He said: “Wassalamu’alaicum Wolahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, Shalom, Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om, Namo Buddhaya. Thank you very much. May God bless us all, May there be peace for us.”
Through this, the invocation was looked with Islam (“Wassalamu’alaikum”), Judaism (“Shalom”), Hindus tradition (“Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Shanti Om”) and Buddhism (“Namo Buddhaya”).
The inclusion of “Shalom” paid special attention since it comes from the Jewish tradition, and thus meant symbolic respect for Jewish culture and heritage on this global forum.
This pluralistic greeting was not only ceremonial. This was alleged to be a living metaphor for a way the world could approach the conflict: not by finding the dominance of 1 faith or narrative, but by recognizing the difference and constructing a typical language of peace.
The balance sheet act of Indonesia diplomacy
In his address Ung Prabowo passed the diplomatic lines. On the one hand, the historical solidarity of Indonesia with the Palestinian case; On the opposite hand, there was a realpolitik of the conflict, by which Israel claims that internal security rights.
His insistence, in order that each Palestinian stateness and Israel’s security have to be observed, a nuance attitude in global diplomacy is set.
Summing up each Islamic and Jewish phrases (and other religious greetings), he threw his message in inter -religious terms, reminding the world and gathering that reconciliation must increase beyond divisions.
In this symbolic gesture, he tried to emphasise that political peace have to be based on respect, inclusion and recognition that human conflicts aren’t ultimately between monolithic blocks, but between individuals who want dignity, security and justice.
