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Palestine has called on the international community to stand firmly to protect the Palestinian people from attacks and crimes committed by Jewish settlers.

“We call on the international community to stand firmly to protect the Palestinian people from occupying power against Palestinians, their properties and land, as well as the Palestinian prisoners detained without legal protection,” Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Zuhair Al Shun stated during the 57th Anniversary of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement in Jakarta, Monday.

The ambassador noted that Palestine also called on the countries that had not recognized independence of the State of Palestine to immediately recognize its sovereignty as an independent state, with Jerusalem as its capital, deemed to be the rights in the Palestinian struggle for liberation.

“I reaffirm that the Palestinian people will remain in their own land, struggling for freedom, independence, and sovereignty over their land, as well as establish an independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital,” Al Shun stated.

The ambassador noted that Palestine also highly lauded the Republic of Indonesia, its people, and government, for the strong support that did not stop and would never stop for the Palestinian People.

“On behalf of the Embassy of the State of Palestine, we extend our warm greetings and great appreciation for your presence on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement,” the ambassador affirmed.

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno L. P. Marsudi had earlier stressed that Indonesia would continue to support the Palestinian people in the fight for justice and freedom.

"Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi conveyed Indonesia's consistent stance toward Palestine that the Indonesian nation will continue to stand with the Palestinian people to fight for justice and independence," spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Teuku Faizasyah noted in Friday.

Faizasyah's statement came in response to the Israeli media reports that said the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was keen to normalize relations between Indonesia and Israel.

"The topic of Israel was raised by State Secretary Blinken at a meeting with the Indonesian foreign minister during a visit to Jakarta," Faizasyah noted.  (Antaranews)