JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), for Foreign Relations and International Cooperation, Professor Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim said the United Nations Security Council (UN) had failed to realize world peace. One proof is that the United Nations cannot stop the escalation that continues to spread in the Middle East.
In my opinion, the initial ideals of establishing the United Nations have failed to this day. A very fatal failure. Melenceng. If the NU (Nahdlatul Ulama) language has come out of its kittah," said Prof. Sudarnoto during a conversation with Eddy Wijaya on the EdShareOn podcast which aired on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
According to Prof. Sudarnoto, the failure of the United Nations was triggered by the dominance of large countries that have veto rights at the United Nations such as the United States. The UN does not move to face America which perpetuates the injustice experienced by the people in Palestine. "There are so many economic crises, environmental crises, humanitarian crises, wars that have occurred here and there until today. And the estuary is one, injustice," he said.
veto rights are the rights granted to five countries namely America, Britain, France, Russia and China in the 1945 UN charter. The five countries that are members of the UN Security Council's Permanent Member can exercise veto rights to overturn the UN Security Council members' decisions, despite the decision that the majority of members have agreed. For example, when the United States canceled the ceasefire resolution in Gaza, Palestine, which was approved 14 of the 15 Members of the Security Council on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
Prof. Sudarnoto said it was time for the United Nations to be reformed so that decisions, especially regarding global peace, are not arbitrarily vetoed. There should be no more countries that have the dominance in the United Nations as it is today, When I lead an FGD (Forum Group Discussion) at MUI, I shout again the need to reform the UN. If not reform, the 5 countries that have veto rights will continue to dominate, "said the Professor of IAIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.
If reforms cannot be carried out, the Muhammadiyah activist stated the need to build a new system at the same level as the United Nations. He assessed that the formation of BRICS initiated by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa could be an alternative. Alternative to global rigidity because the UN leadership is not running has begun to be seen. Like BRICS, for example. Indonesia at that time was a bit reluctant but also included (becoming a member of BRICS), "said Prof. Sudarnoto.
Therefore, Prof. Sudarnoto hopes that intergovernmental organizations such as BRICS can become a new spirit for the global community, including facing the hegemony of Western countries. We are now living in a situation where there is a global movement that wants fundamental change," he said. We know who are the powers of the world that are hegemonic. They always carry out confiscation, if they don't want to be regulated, they are confiscated. For example, the case in Palestine is a very big sign, Israel is supported by America," he added.
Israeli Colonialization To Palestine Is Not A Motive For Religion
The chairman of the MUI, for Foreign Relations and International Cooperation, Professor Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim asked the public to understand the motive behind the war between Palestine and Israel. He emphasized that the motive was not about religion, namely Islam and Jews, but the occupation or seizure of territory carried out by Israel to Palestinians.
"This is not a matter of religious war, at all not. This is a matter of colonialism and colonialism. Who colonizes? Israel, who is colonized? Palestine," said Prof. Sudarnoto to Eddy Wijaya.
The cleric who was born in Kauman, Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, February 3, 1959 explained that some people in the world have understood this condition, including adherents of Jews themselves. Therefore in a number of countries such as the United States, there are also many parties who oppose genocide that occurs in Palestine from Jews and Christians.
We see in America, in some countries in the West those demonstrations (against Israel) are also Christians, Jews, maybe even agnostic ones too. It's all because the issue is humanity that everyone has to defend," he said.
The position of Muslims towards Palestine, continued Prof. Sudarnoto, implements Islamic teachings, such as the obligation to protect weak people and fight injustice. Meanwhile, Indonesia is driven by the obligation to defend Palestinian independence in accordance with the 1945 Constitution. We also have a debt, namely Palestine, including the first country to provide support for Indonesia's independence," he said.
However, Prof. Sudarnoto explained, Israel, which is led by Zionist people, tends to use religious issues in carrying out its actions. So that it creates a global perception of the religious war between Israel and Palestine. "The data that appears clearly shows an attitude of disrespect of religion, insulting religion, even destroying religion. Churches were killed, mosques were killed, Al Aqsa mosques to this day could not be opened," he said.
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Who Is Eddy Wijaya Really, Here's The Profile
The figure of Eddy Wijaya is a podcaster who was born on August 17, 1972. Through the @EdShareOn YouTube account, Eddy interviewed many national figures ranging from state officials, legal experts, political experts, national politicians, to Indonesian celebrities. The man with the characteristics of the right cheek dimple is also a nationalist who is a struggling activist for discriminated and social observers by helping the community through the Wijaya Peduli Bangsa foundation.
He is also active in sports by serving as Daily Chair of the Indonesian Horseed Sports Association (Pordasi) Pacu and has also served as Deputy Chairperson of the All-Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) East Jakarta. His ideas were formed because of his hard work to be independent from the age of 13 years until his success as he is now. For Eddy, the world of work is not as smooth as imagined, failure and rejection are commonplace. This is what makes him hold on to the tagline Success is only a matter of time.
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