INDONESIA: Protest condemns Israel's wars

On July 31, some 200 protesters from Indonesian Solidarity for Palestine and Lebanon held a solidarity march to the US embassy in Central Jakarta to protest Israel's war against Palestine and Lebanon. The action — the first solidarity action since Israel launched its latest offensive — was initiated by several organisations including the National Student League for Democracy (LMND), the Indonesian National Student Movement (GMNI), the Islamic Student Association (HMI), the People's Democratic Party (PRD) and human rights organisations. PRD chairperson Dita Sari told the demonstration: "The war on Palestine and the Middle East is not just a Muslim issue. The source of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East is US oil imperialism and its 'war against terror'. These have become issues for people around the world from all religions and nations. The problem of violence against humanity by US imperialism has united the oppressed peoples from Africa, Latin America and Asia."

From GLW issue 678