Action defending Palestinians

Tens of thousands of people gathered at the National Monument, Jakarta, Sunday (17/12), urging the United States to cancel the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Action Muslims Indonesia -who initiated Ulema Council Indonesia (Mui) - it is claimed is driven solidarity.

While the chairman of Mui, ma'ruf Amin, which also come in the event invites mass to boycott the US if not revoke the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

"I asked if Donald Trump do not want to also remove how? boycott?" asked ma'ruf on mass. "boycott of America," replied thousands of people in the National monument of it.

Before the action in the National monument, the leaders of cross faith representing the religious organizations have gathered on Friday (15/06) in the office of the board of Ulama scholars, Jakarta to issue criticism along to the US related recognition Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Chairman Presidium bishops' conference Indonesia, Mgr Ignatius suharyo, called the Catholics collectively always pray for completion of the best issues Israeli-Palestinian with confirm the problem of Palestine is the issue of humanity and not of religion. "Catholics certainly come with the attitude of thought, say, and expressed by Pope Francis.

Pope admit Palestinian state explicitly," said suharyo. while on December 7, then, chairman of the Fellowship Church in Indonesia, father Henriette Tabitha lebang encourage peaceful resolution in the issue of Palestine respond to the decision controversial Trump. "this recognition will trigger escalation conflict, both in the middle East and in other countries," said Henriette in a written statement.

While the representatives of Buddhist Indonesia, perisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia, and Senate Confucian religion Indonesia also stated the same thing. although most of the group called the issue of Palestine not issue religious, jimly precisely encourage the Indonesian government initiated the international conference involving leaders interfaith: Jewish, Protestant and Catholic, and Islam.

Through the conference, according to jimly, Indonesian government can bersumbangsih real to Palestinians outside the lines of diplomacy. "Indonesia have to take the initiative.

Solution could not of political but also the religion because Palestinian had a history of religious," said jimly. Wednesday, summit extraordinary OKI in Turkey-which also attended by President Joe widodo- denounced the decision of the US about the Jerusalem and urged the world's admit Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.

However some countries important in the middle East region -seperti Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and mesir- not send leaders to the summit in Istanbul it.

Although condemned by many countries and a number of protests rife in various places, United States government remain budge and many waiting visit US vice President Mike pence, to the middle East, including Israel.

That visit-which already planned some time lalu- seems now seen as' faced the one hand 'just after the President of Donald Trump stated Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Meanwhile the security Council of the United reported will publish resolution stating status change Jerusalem unilaterally is illegal, but the US has a veto to cancel the deal 14 members of the UN security Council other.