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Will the Next Abraham Accords Be with Indonesia?

(Jerusalem Post) Amotz Asa-El - While Indonesia remains formally anti-Israel, the two countries began military cooperation in 1967. What started with a shipment of military uniforms became by the 1980s a shipment of Skyhawk fighter jets, which were later followed by Israel Aerospace Industries drones. In other fields, Israeli telecoms arrived in Indonesia, and Indonesian textiles, diamonds and coconuts arrived in Israel. In 2005, an El Al plane landed in Aceh, Sumatra, with 75 tons of emergency aid for tsunami victims. In 2008, Magen David Adom signed a deal to train paramedics in Indonesia. Then Indonesian pilgrims began arriving in Israel, growing to an annual 30,000. Trade is believed to have already exceeded an annual half a billion dollars.
2022-01-06 00:00:00
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