setelah adanya pertemuan kepala-2 negara OKI (Organisasi Konperensi Islam) di Kuala Lumpur kemarin yang mengutuk agresi israel di Gaza & Lebanon, Om Ben-Dov, dubes Israel di Singgapur menanggapi perlunya "dialog" antara Israel dengan Indonesia dan Malaysia (terutama Indonesia).
Karena tidak mempunyai saluran diplomatik dengan kedua negara muslim tsb., Ben-Dov sampai memerlukan menulis lewat surat kabar Jakarta Post. Mungkin sampai bbrp. bulan yang lalu saya masih memandang ajakan 'dialog' semacam itu sebagai positif, tetapi sejak 3 minggu yll. pandangan saya berubah. Semakin lama saya semakin mempercayai komentar seorang rekan (turki, muslim) yang mengatakan bahwa Bani Israel itu hanya bisa memahami satu jenis bahasa = bahasa kekerasan! Hanya bahasa seperti itulah yang (mungkin) bisa menyadarkan mereka untuk kembali "eling" ( untuk lalu "lupa" lagi setelah jaman berganti ). Dari kesan yang kita peroleh dari membaca kitab-2 suci ( bible & quran ) memang susah dihilangkan kesan bahwa bangsa Bani Israel hanya memahami satu bahasa tsb. (bahasa kekerasan), sehingga Tuhan pun "terpaksa" sering memperlakukan mereka dengan "kasar" di dalam sejarah. Wallahu a'lam ---( IM )------------------------------- <http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite? cid=1154525803719&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull> Aug. 4, 2006 9:41 ---------------------------------------- Israel wants Indonesian, Malaysian talks ---------------------------------------- By ASSOCIATED PRESS - SINGAPORE Israel would like a dialogue with Indonesia and Malaysia in order to work together on problems in the Middle East, the Israeli ambassador to Singapore said Friday. The two Southeast Asian countries with predominantly Muslim populations so far have refused to consider diplomatic relations with Israel, a stance that Ambassador Ilan Ben- Dov called "absurd." Ben-Dov spoke to The Associated Press a day after a meeting of Muslim leaders in Malaysia condemned "Israeli aggression" in Lebanon. During the three-week conflict in the Middle East, anti-Israel protests have broken out in Malaysia and Indonesia, with some demonstrators volunteering to go fight the Jewish state. Ben-Dov said Israel wants to be able to address a "culture of hatred" against his country in Malaysia and Indonesia, and to explain Israel's position on the conflict with Hizbullah in Lebanon. "If you don't listen at least to both sides, that creates even more hatred. We don't expect them to agree, but at least give the opportunity to listen to the other half of this conflict," he said. He said it was difficult for Israel to even speak to the media in the two countries. Last week, the ambassador wrote to the Jakarta Post to complain about what he called an "unbalanced" editorial against Israel's actions in Lebanon. He said in the letter, published by the newspaper, that its approach "can only ignite more hatred and more prejudice against the state of Israel." Indonesia, as the world's most populous Muslim nation, could play a constructive role in the Middle East, the ambassador said. "They always speak about the will to support the Palestinians. We look at that as a very positive will. But what they are doing until now is only speaking about it but not doing something," Ben-Dov said. "If they want to be constructive and effective, they should talk to both sides, as other Muslim countries are doing. ... One cannot have influence there by being one-sided." Ben-Dov has served for one year as ambassador in Singapore, a tiny city-state sandwiched between the two nations. He said he has actively pursued ways of beginning a dialogue with the countries but so far has had little success. Indonesia has refused diplomatic ties with Israel and insists the Jewish state recognize Palestine as an independent state. Malaysia has said it would not consider establishing diplomatic relations with Israel until it changes its policies toward the Palestinians. *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
