JAKARTA - Director of Geopolitics GREAT Institute, Dr. Teguh Santosa, emphasized that the Board of Peace (BoP) is not a "rogue institution" outside the international system as some critics in the country have accused. "If we read carefully the UN Security Council Resolution 2803, it is clear that the BoP is imbued with the proposal for peace in Gaza as well as fighting for Palestinian independence and sovereignty," said Teguh in a statement received by the editor, Friday, February 27, 2026.
Later, criticism of Indonesia's decision to join the BoP strengthened. Some criticized, even urged President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw from the forum. The most frequently used argument: the BoP works without the mandate of the United Nations.
Teguh denied it. According to him, BoP is actually referred to as an instrument born from UN Security Council Resolution 2803, which was adopted on November 17, 2025. The resolution, said Teguh, also emphasizes the reform of the Palestinian Authority and the reconstruction of Gaza as a credible path towards self-determination and Palestinian independence, and encourages Israeli-Palestinian dialogue for "coexistence" in peace and prosperity.
"This point is in line with the golden principle of the Bandung Conference: peaceful coexistence," said Teguh, referring to the results of the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung.
He added, Palestine understands and respects Indonesia's steps in various international forums, including at the BoP. "Indonesia's support for Palestine should not be doubted. The Palestinians also know and respect Indonesia's position and strategy of struggle," said the lecturer of International Relations at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.
Teguh, who is also the Chairman of JMSI, gave an example of the meeting of the new Palestinian Ambassador, Abdalfatah A.K. Alsattari, with a number of Indonesian figures and officials which he considered showed Palestine's confidence in Prabowo's strategic steps.
Teguh appealed that criticism should still be submitted, but not detached from the reference document. "So that it does not spread and interfere with objectivity, it is best to submit criticism within a certain framework. We both read the Resolution again carefully," he said.
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