Jakarta, Aug. 14 -- Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Ahmad Muzani emphasized that Indonesia's position on the Palestinian issue has never changed or wavered.

He stated that supporting the Palestinian cause does not constitute hostility toward any religion or nation.

"Support for Palestinian independence is rooted in the nation's history of struggle and its Constitution," Muzani said in Jakarta on Friday.

He made the statement during the opening of the 2026 Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) and the Joint Session of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD RI).

Muzani noted that the Indonesian people have personally experienced the suffering of ...