To stand with Palestine, Indonesia must cut ties with the Tony Blair Institute

Indonesia has long positioned itself as a steadfast supporter of Palestine. Government officials deliver speeches condemning Israeli aggression, and mass demonstrations regularly call for justice and liberation. The country’s constitution explicitly opposes colonialism and upholds human dignity. Yet these commitments may well be undermined by Indonesia’s ongoing collaboration with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI)—an organisation recently linked to postwar planning for Gaza that aligns disturbingly with forced displacement. If Indonesia seeks to uphold a principled stance on Palestine, then its ties with TBI must end. Recently, The Financial Times exposed the Institute’s involvement in “Project Aurora”—a postwar economic development scheme for Gaza devised by Israeli businessmen and the Boston Consulting Group. The plan proposed the so-called “voluntary […]