Anies Baswedan Decorates Pedestrian Bridge And Other Facilities With Special Colors As A Form Of Support For Palestine

JPO on Sudirman street and other facilities decorated by Anies Baswedan with the color nuances of the Palestinian flag. (Photo Between)

JAKARTA - There is something different from the decoration of the pedestrian bridge lights on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Jakarta. Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan decorated the bridge lights with shades of the Palestinian flag (red, white, green, and black). In addition, in Kendal Tunnel, Simpang Semanggi, HI Roundabout, and Monas are also decorated to show DKIJakarta's support to the Palestinian people.

"This is a form of support from the citizens of Jakarta, humanitarian solidarity for our brothers and sisters of the Palestinian people in Gaza", Anies said on social media Instagram @aniesbaswedan, Saturday, May 22.

One of the bridges decorated with lights nuanced with the Palestinian flag is at Gelora Bung Karno Pedestrian Bridge and Kendal Tunnel photographed by Antara in Jakarta, Wednesday (19/5).

Pedestrian Bridge on Jalan Sudirman is decorated with lights shades of the Palestinian flag. (Photo Between)

The lights at the site appear red, green, and white. Anies Baswedan mentioned that the Palestinian nuance has been going on since Saturday (14/5) last week.

The nuances of Palestine at a number of points in the capital, said Anies, show a message to all that sympathy is indeed shared by every Indonesian.

"We in Jakarta, in Indonesia sympathize. We know how it feels to struggle for independence, it's not easy. Our sympathy goes to our brothers and sisters in Palestine", Anies said.

He quoted the message of the Proclaimer of the Republic of Indonesia, Soekarno who once said that as long as Independence has not been handed over to the Palestinians, then Indonesia's struggle to oppose the colonization in the Land of Palestine must continue.

"This is a message to all, let us pray for our brothers and sisters in Palestine, to be given strength, fortitude in going through this uneasy times", Anies Baswedan.