46 min
Will Indonesia be the next country to normalise relations/have peace with Israel? Speak Hebrew - Love Israel?
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- Society & Culture
After the US has offered Indonesia an increase of aid by up to $2 billion if it normalised ties with Israel, the question of normalisation with Israel remains. But what do Indonesians think about it, and how are Indonesians divided about this issue?
Join a conversation with Gilang Lukman, the first Indonesian to study MA in Middle East in Oxford University and a Peace Advocacy Fellow of the Balfour Project, and get an idea why in Indonesia, despite living far away from the middle east, Israel-Palestine is such a concerning issue among global conflicts, and how it divides communities there.
Listen to Gilang speaking about:
Why are some pro Palestinian activists in Indonesia fascinated about the Hebrew language?
Why did the Palestinian embassy in Indonesia protest against the use of their national symbols?
How was the pro-Israeli camp emerged in Indonesia?
Is learning Hebrew providing an Indonesian Muslim the credentials to speak to the non-muslim population?
Why have some Christian Indonesians changed their name to Hebrew names, and have started greeting saying ‘Shalom’? and what does it say about them?
Why, for some Muslims, it would be theologically problematic to say “marry Christmas” but not “Chag Sameach”?
How does their own history of colonisation affect how Indonesians see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
What does “Jewish territorialism” mean (hint: Let the Jews have a state outside of Palestine…), and why is Gilang sympathetic to this idea?
What would Gilang respond to Israelis who feel that “there are so many Muslim states – why is it wrong to have 1 Jewish state?”?
Who are the 3 segments of Indonesian society who would support normalisation with Israel?
Will there be any benefit in normalising relations with Israel for future Palestinian independence?
After the US has offered Indonesia an increase of aid by up to $2 billion if it normalised ties with Israel, the question of normalisation with Israel remains. But what do Indonesians think about it, and how are Indonesians divided about this issue?
Join a conversation with Gilang Lukman, the first Indonesian to study MA in Middle East in Oxford University and a Peace Advocacy Fellow of the Balfour Project, and get an idea why in Indonesia, despite living far away from the middle east, Israel-Palestine is such a concerning issue among global conflicts, and how it divides communities there.
Listen to Gilang speaking about:
Why are some pro Palestinian activists in Indonesia fascinated about the Hebrew language?
Why did the Palestinian embassy in Indonesia protest against the use of their national symbols?
How was the pro-Israeli camp emerged in Indonesia?
Is learning Hebrew providing an Indonesian Muslim the credentials to speak to the non-muslim population?
Why have some Christian Indonesians changed their name to Hebrew names, and have started greeting saying ‘Shalom’? and what does it say about them?
Why, for some Muslims, it would be theologically problematic to say “marry Christmas” but not “Chag Sameach”?
How does their own history of colonisation affect how Indonesians see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
What does “Jewish territorialism” mean (hint: Let the Jews have a state outside of Palestine…), and why is Gilang sympathetic to this idea?
What would Gilang respond to Israelis who feel that “there are so many Muslim states – why is it wrong to have 1 Jewish state?”?
Who are the 3 segments of Indonesian society who would support normalisation with Israel?
Will there be any benefit in normalising relations with Israel for future Palestinian independence?
46 min