Critic Jokowi Not Responding To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Said Didu 'Pinched' Ferdinand: Read Diligent, Don't Slander!

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JAKARTA - Former Secretary of the Ministry of SOEs, Muhammad Said Didu was surprised by the government of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who did not speak out in the conflict that occurred between Israel and Palestine.

Whereas so far, Indonesia is the first country to issue protests when Israel attacks Palestine.

"For decades, if Palestine was attacked by Israel then Indonesia is the first country to shout, but today Indonesia not yet talk. What's wrong?", Said Didu said via his Twitter account, @msaid_didu, Wednesday, May 12.

Said Didu's tweet that has been vocal in criticizing the government of Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin was immediately responded to by Ferdinand Hutahaean. According to him, Said Didu's tweet contains slander to spread the hoax.

"It's slander and hoax. President @jokowi through his personal Twitter account has been vocal, even though @KemensetnegRI has been released Indonesian voice", Ferdinand replied on @FerdinandHaean3.

According to Ferdinand, Said Didu did not read the government's response so dare to argue that way. This former Democratic Politician suggested that Said Didu read diligently.

"Don't just pee like this bro, look first and read a lot", said Ferdinand.

It's slander and hoax. President @jokowi through his personal twitter account has been vocal, even through @KemensetnegRI has released the Voice of Indonesia.

Don't just pee like this bro, look first and read a lot. https://t.co/QHuuL0RWk8

— Ferdinand Hutahaean (@FerdinandHaean3) May 12, 2021

President Joko Widodo has issued a strongly condemned statement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Indonesia, Jokowi said, condemned the violence, the expulsion of Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, and the violence against Palestinian civilians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

"Indonesia condemns the action and urges the UN Security Council to take action for repeated violations committed by Israel", Jokowi said via his official Twitter, @jokowi, Monday, May 10. "Indonesia will continue to side with the Palestinian people", he added.

Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza and three in Israel in the most intensive airstrikes in years.

Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza into the early hours of Wednesday, May 12, when Islamist groups and other Palestinian militant groups fired several rocket attacks on Tel Aviv and Syria.

One building in Gaza collapsed and another was heavily damaged after being repeatedly hit by Israeli airstrikes.

Israel says it is attacking Hamas targets, including intelligence centers and rocket launch sites.

"It was the largest attack between Israel and Hamas since the 2014 war in Gaza, and sparked international concerns that the situation could get out of control", Reuters wrote as quoted by Antara.