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Israel, Indonesia were on track to normalize ties before Oct. 7: sources
World’s most populous Muslim nation authorized an agreement to exchange trade offices with Israel, with a signing ceremony set for October 2023
Former Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General Ronen Levy (left), former State Department Senior Advisor for Regional Integration Dan Shapiro, Joey Allaham, former Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Andi Widjajanto, senior adviser to the president of Indonesia met in September 2023 in Jerusalem.
Israel and Indonesia had planned to announce the establishment of diplomatic relations in October 2023, a move that was delayed by the Hamas terror attack on Israel and subsequent war in Gaza, three sources involved in the negotiations told...