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Indonesia calls on OIC to escalate action against Israel
Indonesia's deputy foreign minister has urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to move beyond statements and implement concrete measures regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The appeal was made during an extraordinary session of OIC foreign ministers in Jeddah.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Anis Matta pressed for tangible steps from the 57-member bloc at the 23rd Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.
Matta's intervention signals Indonesia's frustration with the pace of international diplomatic efforts and calls for the OIC to translate its rhetoric into substantive action on the Middle East crisis.
The extraordinary session brought together foreign ministers from across the Islamic world to address pressing geopolitical issues affecting member states. Indonesia, as the world's largest Muslim-majority nation and a prominent OIC member, has consistently advocated for stronger collective positions on Palestinian rights and related conflicts.
The appeal underscores ongoing tensions within the region and divergent approaches among OIC members regarding how aggressively to pursue diplomatic, economic, or other measures in response to developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Indonesia's position reflects broader regional sentiment calling for the international community and multilateral organisations to move beyond declarative statements toward enforceable policy measures addressing the situation in the Middle East.