Jakarta : Having joined a large number of countries condemning Israel for its attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza, Indonesia has been invited to a "coalition of the willing" to the Jewish state to withdraw from Palestine.
The coalition - which would be similar to that of the United States to invade Iraq - the countries of the same concerns about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and are prepared to carry out humanitarian missions there, observers and experts said Sunday.
Such an alliance must be forged as nations by means of diplomacy failed to convince Israel to stop its attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza, where hundreds of Palestinians were slain.
"It is time for the international community to a" coalition of the willing ", in which members of military pooling resources for the conduct of humanitarian intervention. You should know that the Security Council of the United Nations is powerless to allow the use of violence against Israel because the United States faculties, "University of Indonesia expert in international law Hikmahanto Juwana said.
He said that such a coalition was necessary because the Israeli attacks could not be justified under international law because they were "disproportionate and shocking" and not defensive as Israel claims.
Hikmahanto said that the world could no longer depend on the United Nations and the United States the "world police" because they double standard when it comes to the question of Israel.
"It is not a religion. It is a state the use of force against other states, and create a humanitarian crisis. If the Arab countries will not lead to the coalition, then Indonesia and even Russia can work together to develop," he said.
Bantarto Bandoro international relations expert from the Institute of Defense and Security Studies of Indonesia supports the objective of such a coalition, says it is the best alternative to the current situation.
"You see, all Israelis need to see the blessing of the United States. So if we can not push Israel, we must insist the United States. That is the reason why members of the coalition includes countries that have leverage against the United States, "he said.
Bantarto said members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the European Union and the Arab countries form the coalition.
A senior legislator of the prosperity of the Islamic-based Justice Party, Mahfudz Siddiq, urged Indonesia to invite members of the Asian-African conference to form a coalition to stop the attacks and finding a solution to freeing Palestinians in Israeli attacks.
"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should tell the leaders of all countries to accede to the Asian-African Conference that it is time for Palestine to win its independence," he said.
Chalid Mawardi rights of Indonesians Movement for the Liberation of Palestine said Indonesia and the Middle East should be encouraged to use their bargaining chip to pressure from Israel and the United States to stop the massacres in the Gaza Strip.
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