Indonesien ist bereit, 20.000 Friedenstruppen nach Gaza und andere Konfliktzonen zu schicken

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto used his address at the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2025, to make a striking commitment: the deployment of 20,000 or more troops for UN peacekeeping missions in flashpoints such as Gaza, Sudan or Libya. He rejected the logic of “might makes right” and insisted instead that truth and international responsibility must prevail. His remarks reiterated Indonesia’s firm backing of a two-state solution, while leaving the door open to eventual recognition of Israel—on the condition that Israel first recognize a sovereign Palestine. This stance reflects Jakarta’s long-standing balancing act: vocal solidarity with the Palestinians, paired with quiet, pragmatic ties to Israel, including discreet training cooperation and the granting of pilgrim visas. It is the kind of nuanced diplomacy that has defined Indonesia’s moderate Islamic leadership from the era of Gus Dur onward.

The peacekeeping pledge is backed by a humanitarian portfolio that reinforces Indonesia’s seriousness. Jakarta has offered to evacuate and treat up to 1,000 Palestinian victims in Indonesian facilities and is preparing Galang Island off Sumatra as a temporary medical hub for roughly 2,000 wounded Gazans before returning them home. Indonesia has stressed that these initiatives are strictly humanitarian, not intended to alter demographics, a distinction meant to calm domestic sensitivities and international skepticism. Strategically, the move represents both symbolism and substance: Indonesia is positioning itself as a Muslim-majority democracy with the will to put boots, beds, and hospitals on the ground. In Bill Kristol’s terms, it blends moral clarity with geopolitical ambition, signaling a country ready to evolve from a cautious regional actor into a confident shaper of multilateral missions. The message is clear: Jakarta wants to lead, not just talk, and to match its moral authority with practical responsibility in some of the world’s hardest conflicts.

Interesting but I hope this doesn’t happen. Peacekeepers will inevitably get shot at by one side or the other, and I hope Indonesia of all places isn’t drawn into this conflict.

Although realistically, if peacekeepers take casualties they usually just leave

Indonesia have giving out the hand of the carrot saying as a Muslim majority country (the largest Muslim population in the world) that Israel must have it security gurentees secure
, and a two state solution can only happen if Israeli se uroty demands are met, likewise Indonesia is in the stragetic SE asia oceans , has strong ties to both China and the Unoted States, unofficial quiet ties have existed in the areas of weapons and tourism , likewise EL AL using the airspace to cut down travel time to say countries like The Philliphines or Austrila would help the tourism section, and Indonesia coul buy Israel gas and oil as well both countries with their trade becomes open can expand it.

Indonesia is also a attractive counter terrorism if we see the islamist groups and sleeper cells from iran quds forces, hezbollah, Al qaeda offshoot like the abu sayaff group or Jamayah Islamiya as well as the phatti muslim separatists in Southern Thailand, etcn and Indonesia intellgence would be a great help keeping a eye and sharing intelligence in regard to terrorist cells in Thailand, Mayanmar (the rhognya area), the philliphines , Maylasia and even within Indonesia itself.

Indoesia took part in the Saudi-France vote that recognize israel in exchange for a Palestinan state and calling for Hamas to leave power, and is committed to putting peacekeeping forces on the ground.