A Series Of Reasons PDIP Rejects Israel's National Team At The U-20 World Cup: Legian, Humanitarian And Constitutional Bomb Trauma

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto at the PDIP DPP Party School, Lenteng Agung, Jakarta, Friday, February 3. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) has recently been in the spotlight for voicing against the Israeli national team to compete in the U-20 World Cup on humanitarian grounds. But is that true? FIFA canceled Indonesia as the host of the U-20 World Cup under the pretext of the current situation. It was not explained what conditions had occurred but the decision was taken amid the rejection of the participation of the U-20 Israeli national team. PDIP is the loudest to reject the presence of this team. In fact, their two regional heads, namely the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo and the Governor of Bali Wayan Koster, spoke about this which then caused a polemic. In response to this, the party bearing the bull symbol paired against its two cadres. PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto firmly stated that this rejection was due to a sense of humanity due to Israel's atrocities towards Palestine. "What Pak Koster, Pak Ganjar and other party cadres have done is based on solid morality which shows concern for humanity as FIFA has done for Russia," PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto told reporters in a written statement, Thursday, March 30. Hasto emphasized that his second attitude towards Israel was based on the mandate of the constitution, history, humanity, and inter-national interaction. Thus, PDIP asked all parties to exercise restraint and not blame each other after FIFA canceled Indonesia as the host of the U-20 World Cup. However, Hasto also mentioned other threats. When he was in the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) area, Thursday, March 30, he stated that Wayan did not want any risks in his area. It is known, Bali is a province that was originally prepared as a location for the U-20 World Cup drawing. "Pak Koster does not want to bear the slightest risk to various forms because reports that are strategic have also been accepted by Pak Koster," he said. This statement seemed to emphasize what he had conveyed in the CNN TV Indonesia Political Show. "Pak Koster is still traumatized by the bomb incident in Legian, Badung, Bali. As a leader, he received input on various potential escalation threats," said Hasto, Monday, March 27. So is it true that FIFA canceled Indonesia as the host of the U-20 World Cup because of their rejection of the Israeli national team? Or is it true that escalation of security is the reason for the current situation that they do not detail? As a reminder, Bali experienced three bombings on October 12, 2002. Two explosions occurred in nightclubs in the Legian area, Kuta, Bali and one occurred near the office of the United States Consulate General.

As a result of this incident, 203 people died and 209 people were injured. Not only that, the wheels of the economy on the Island of the Gods were also sluggish after the incident.