JAKARTA: The government on Tuesday (Feb 3) looks to have won over Muslim groups that have been criticising Indonesia’s involvement in the United States-led Board of Peace, following a “routine” meeting of high-ranking ulama at the Palace convened amid attempts to fundamentally shift public opinion on Gaza’s reconstruction and Palestinian statehood under Israeli occupation.
Close to 50 Islamic leaders were summoned to the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on Tuesday by President Prabowo Subianto, including representatives from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, two of the biggest Islamic organisations in Muslim-majority Indonesia.
