Help Gaza and critical notes for Pabowo

Jakarta –

President Pabowo Subianto caught fire with the evacuation Discours from Gazans to Indonesia. Behind the package of humanism, the dangers of carefree diplomacy and neglect of domestic problems stopped. When 1 in 10 Indonesians still lives in extreme poverty, is it not wiser to repair their own house before he becomes a hero for the world?

President Pabowo Subianto made another statement that surprised the public. In his speech a few days ago he stated that the willingness of Indonesia to evacuate Gazans who were the victims of war in the country. This idea, although it looks Nobel at first sight, activates a number of critical questions: how realistic is this plan and what are the strategic implications for Indonesia?
Pabowo transferred this discourse with a spirit of humanity and quoted the mandate of the Constitution: that Indonesia must be active in creating world order.

However, good intentions are not sufficient. The geopolitical reality of Gaza is far from simple. This region is tightly surrounded by Israel, both from land, sea and air sides, with border control that is usually in the hands of Egypt and Israel. Without coordination and adult diplomatic agreement, this type of evacuation is difficult to realize, even impressed by Utopian.

The question: Has Indonesia set up concrete negotiations with related authority, in particular Egypt and Israel? If not, this idea runs the risk of falling into the empire of rhetoric. Even Arab countries that have a cultural and historical proximity with Palestine-not and are willing to accept Gaza refugees.

The response of the community was divided. Some appreciate the spirit of Solidarity of Pabowo, but not some who question the urgency, relevance and political motives.

The Indonesian Ulemla Council (MUI), for example, refused firmly. Chairman of Mui Foreign Relations, Prof. Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim, said that Gazan’s massacre placement could actually be a form of subtle removal and could open a gap for Israel to fully control the Gaza territory that has been left behind by the population. In this perspective, relocation is no longer a form of solidarity, but it has the potential to be part of the territorial pale strategy due to the power of occupation of practices that can be categorized as a genocide in international law.

In the context of global humanity, the idea Nobel sounds. But if they are further investigated, many aspects are escaped from adult considerations, both diplomatic, legal, social and domestic politics.

First of all, this idea must be tested from the constitutional and legal side. Indonesia is not a country that has a tradition to accept refugees in massive war zones, especially on the scale of thousands of people. Until now, the management of refugees in Indonesia is still limited, more like a transitland, not a country of destination. The Indonesian Immigration Legal and Administration System is not willing to place the exodus of refugees on a large scale and permanently.

Secondly, in the geopolitical dimension, the evacuation of Gazans to Indonesia can have serious implications. Palestine with all the complexity of its history and politically-not only a humanitarian issue. It is a multidimensional conflict with the global rule. When Indonesia offered itself as a recipient of Gaza Citizen, the diplomatic position of Indonesia will change dramatically. Instead of being a neutral peaceful, Indonesia can be considered leaning on one side in a geopolitics conflict.

Indonesia is known as a strong proponent of Palestinian independence in various international forums, but still maintains careful positions and does not interfere in territorial matters. Evacuation steps can crash against non-intervention principles and cause new tensions, both in the Middle East and in bilateral relations with Indonesia with large countries.

Third, and this is the most important thing, this idea of ​​evacuation must be honestly measured in the domestic context: to what extent this country has succeeded in impressing the well -being of its own people? When poverty figures, social inequality and access to public services in different regions are still a real problem, importing humanitarian problems from abroad certainly raises big questions. Has the state been so excess in budget capacity, logistics and social system that feels able to accommodate extra costs?

This idea can also lead to household social resistance. Imagine that thousands of Gazanen arrived and were placed in certain areas.

Identity sensiment, stigma of migrants and potential horizontal conflicts can appear at any time. We have not forgotten how to respond to Rohingya refugees who landed in Aceh a few years ago. The solidarity of citizens is indeed moving, but on the other hand there are also voices of rejection due to concern about the social and economic burdens caused.

Fourth, it cannot be ignored, including the political dimension of this idea. Pabowo Subianto is an accomplished politician who understands the importance of important stories when building legitimacy. In the midst of the transition of power and public spotlights on the configuration of his new cabinet, the Palestinian problem can be a symbolic phase to confirm the moral position and to strengthen the image of humanists -based leaders in the eyes of the world. If not accompanied by structural readiness and support of the wider community, good intentions can have the opposite effect.

Humanity does not recognize national boundaries. But foreign policy can not only be built on the basis of sympathy and morality. He demands accuracy, rationality and institutional willingness. If Pabowo really wants to show dedication to the Palestinian people, a more strategic path is to strengthen international diplomacy, increase concrete humanitarian support, such as medical help, logistics and infrastructure development and participation in the pioneers of weapons and peaceful reconciliation by multilateral forums.

Being a leader who cares about the suffering of fellow people is a noble value that must be appreciated. But being a wise and careful leader in measuring capacity and risk is a real quality of states writers. Let us, in the spirit of helping others, instead ignore the big task of the well -being of the people themselves who are still waiting for “evacuation” of poverty, inequality and injustice in this country.

Pieter C Zonkifli, Legal and Political Observer, former chairman of Commission III of the DPR

(YGS/YGS)