Israel is trying to normalize relations with Indonesia, Somalia, Mauritania and Niger.
This is the first time MKs visited Indonesia, a country with which Israel has no diplomatic relations.
Israel and Indonesia do not maintain official diplomatic ties, and Jakarta has been hostile towards Jerusalem, but delegations arrive in Israel periodically for trade and the exchange of knowledge.
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The Indonesian museum’s manager stated: 'We don’t want to attract outrage.'
Torah teaching in Indonesia?
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Many Arab Muslim scholars disagree with women's qualification to be Qadis.
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In August 2016 two Be-200s were sent to Portugal to help in extinguishing forest fires. Four days later it was reported that the fire was prevented from spreading in the direction of two settlements and a national park.
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Interestingly, several Muslim and European countries have enacted laws compelling their mosques to "muffle" their loudspeakers, including Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
The draft refers ten times to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, exclusively using the Islamic term for Temple Mount, without any mention that it is the holiest site in Judaism.
40 years after breaking the local boycott against Israel and offering to house a makeshift Israeli embassy on his personal property, Singaporean businessman Seow Kee Quek visited the Jewish state for the first time this week.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praised Indonesia for its religious tolerance on Monday, six months after the last synagogue in the country was destroyed. “Yesterday, I had the privilege of going to the Istiqlal mosque,” Kerry said at a press conference during his visit. “And it’s my pleasure to not only say good morning […]
By Shalom Bear
At an International economic forum in Jakarta, the foreign ministers only wanted to hear how Israel can help their respective countries.
The increase in local political autonomy in Indonesia has led to an increase in religious intolerance - conservative Islamic practice is a popular local issue, and the politicians respond accordingly.
The government is unable to make good on a ban that's been on the books since 2006.
The U.S. Embassy and other sites connected with the U.S. were allegedly the target of terrorist attacks that were thwarted by the arrest of 11 suspected terrorists in Indonesia over the weekend.
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Over 300 young science geniuses from across Asia and the Pacific participated in the sixth Asian Science Camp (ASC) in Jerusalem this past week. It was Israel’s first time hosting the science camp, which is typically held in Asia. Students arrived from 23 different countries-- including nations which don't have diplomatic relations with Israel.
Unlike those nations, such as Saudi Arabia, that have eliminated Christianity altogether, Muslim countries with significant Christian minorities saw much persecution during the month of May