JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) expressed a firm stance against the enactment of a law by the Israeli parliament (Knesset) that imposes the death penalty on Palestinians, including minors.
Chairman of the MUI for Foreign Relations and International Cooperation, Prof. Dr. Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim, emphasized that this policy is a form of escalation of structural violence that shakes the conscience of the world.
The Real Form of State Crimes
According to Prof. Sudarnoto, this policy is not just an Israeli domestic affair, but a threat to universal human values. He highlighted the involvement of children as the target of the death penalty as a low point of global justice.
"When children are the target of the legitimacy of the death penalty, what is really at stake is the conscience of the world. This is a crime of the state that must be a common enemy," said Prof. Sudarnoto in his official statement.
Political, Diplomatic, and Legal Analysis
MUI dissected the impact of the enactment of this law from three main perspectives:
Politically: This step shows Israel's increasingly extreme and brutal repressive policies against Palestinian civilians. Diplomatically: This action deepens Israel's moral delegitimization in the eyes of the world and undermines the architecture of peaceful diplomacy built by the UN. Legally: This policy violates the Geneva Conventions and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which strictly prohibits the death penalty for children and requires the protection of civilians.Dangerous Impact of Israel's Death Penalty Law
MUI warns that the implementation of this rule will trigger serious consequences, including:
Triggering an escalation of the conflict that is increasingly out of control. Destroying trust in international law and human rights. Deepening the humanitarian wounds and suffering of the Palestinian people.MUI's Appeal to the International Community
Responding to this emergency situation, MUI issued five important points of appeal:
To the UN: Take concrete steps and decisive legal action, not just normative statements. To the OIC: Consolidate the political strength of the Islamic world to provide real pressure on Israel. To the International Community: Reject the space for impunity for the serious violations committed by Israel. To the World Religious Leaders: Unite to voice morality to reject the killing of civilians and children. To the Indonesian Government: Stay at the forefront in fighting for Palestinian justice through multilateral diplomacy."MUI invites all elements of the nation and the international community to stand together to reject this injustice for the sake of true peace," concluded Prof. Sudarnoto.
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