Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Ministry, Indah Nurvia Savitri, stated that, at this point, student encampments or peaceful rallies to voice support for Palestinian independence are just the beginning.
"At least, we are not silent," she remarked in a talk show here, Friday, while adding that students at several reputable universities in the United States had recently popularized the student encampment for Palestine.
Savitri further said it is well aware that staging rallies to voice support for Palestinian independence is not enough for the Palestinians to achieve the ultimate goal of their unfinished struggle.
However, rallies, including the student encampment move, could assist public awareness campaigns of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The rallies could even push for consumers' boycotts against certain companies over their perceived support for genocide against Palestinians. Israel has been committing massacres in the Gaza Strip and other parts of Palestine's colonized territory.
Savitri remarked that university students could also use social media platforms to voice their support for Palestine, as shown by the "All Ayes on Rafah" and "All Eyes on Gaza" campaigns that recently went viral globally.
Thus, Savitri noted that university students in Indonesia have a wide range of options for voicing their support for the Palestinian struggle for independence, including campaigning or writing about Palestine.
"These all may not likely have a direct impact with which the war will suddenly end tomorrow. There will be no more US vetoes, and the US is brave to stop Israel. Above all, at least, you have done something," she affirmed.
Regarding the Palestinian matter, as earlier reported, for Indonesia, it is so obvious that Palestine has had and will always have a special position in the country's foreign policy.
Despite regime changes in the country, the Indonesian government and its people have remained steadfast in their staunch support for the Palestinian people's unfinished struggle for their independence.
Jakarta's political stance on Palestinian issues has also remained unchanged since the era of President Soekarno.
In 1962, this founding father of Indonesia made a statement that served as guidance in the Indonesian foreign policy on Palestinian issues.
"As long as the freedom of Palestine has yet to be returned to the Palestinians, then it will forever be for Indonesia to stand in defiance against the occupation by Israel," President Soekarno stated.
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Translator: Rahmad Nasution
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