Since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, the Israeli Occupation has viewed Indonesia as a key target for normalization, while Jakarta has shown cautious interest in exploring diplomatic and economic openings without abandoning its support for the Palestinian cause.

Despite President Donald Trump’s pledge on September 23, 2025, to seven Arab and Muslim leaders that he would block “Israel’s” annexation of the West Bank, the reality on the ground tells a different story.

Just days before the UN General Assembly meets from September 9 to 23, 2025, the United States barred Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the entire Palestinian delegation from entry, in violation of the UN headquarters agreement.

The extremist Israeli government is exploiting the wartime environment and declining international scrutiny to consolidate control over strategic areas of the occupied West Bank.