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Indonesia and Malaysia Still Opposed to Ties with Israel Despite Covert Relationship
ASEAN Today

14 April 2021

While Indonesia and Malaysia remain publicly supportive of Palestine and refuse to establish ties with Israel, both countries have successfully pursued a secret trade and diplomatic relationship with Tel Aviv for decades. “Domestic radical Islamist elements will feature strongly in Indonesia’s decision-making processes on issues pertaining to relations with Israel,” noted Syed Huzaifah Bin Othman Alkaff of Singapore’s RSIS in an article he published recently.

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