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Indonesia says Israel has no right to reject troops from Indonesia Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia said Monday Israel has no right to reject U.N. peacekeepers being sent to Lebanon from countries, which have no diplomatic relations with the Jewish state. Indonesia has committed to send up to 1,000 troops to join a 15,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Along with Bangladesh and Malaysia, it is among the only countries to have offered mechanized infantry battalions, which will be front-line troops. They are to expand a force to help enforce a truce along the Lebanese border, which ended 34 days of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. Europe, which had been expected to lead the force, has been reluctant to offer more troops to balance the presence of those from Muslim countries. On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said countries, which do not have diplomatic ties with Israel should not participate in the international peacekeeping force. Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia have no diplomatic relations with Israel. "Resolution No. 1701 is binding to every U.N. member, stipulating no nation can veto the participation of any countries," Foreign Minister Spokesman Desra Percaya was quoted by Kyodo as saying. "The deployment of the troops is for the Lebanese side, not in the Israeli territory, so we don't need Israel's acceptance," he added. ''Their concerns and refusal is unimaginable.'' On Friday, Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said the government does not want its troops to disarm either Hezbollah or Israeli forces in the southern Lebanon. "We don't want to be assigned to disarm Hezbollah because that would be sensitive," Sudarsono reportedly said. According to him, there will be a backlash from hardline Islamic groups and Islamic-based political parties if Indonesian peacekeepers are involved in disarming Hezbollah. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon currently consists of close to 2,000 troops. (*) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *************************************************************************** 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/
