Jakarta, March 6 -- President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed his readiness to withdraw Indonesia from the Board of Peace (BoP), initiated by US President Donald Trump for Gaza, if it strays from its goal of supporting an independent Palestinian state.

He assured more than 160 Islamic clerics of this stance during a gathering at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday night (March 5), according to Deputy Chair of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Cholil Nafis.

Addressing the press after the meeting, Nafis noted that President Prabowo had stressed that supporting the struggle for Palestinian independence is at the core of Indonesia's decision to join the BoP.

"Regarding the BoP, the president is determined to direct it toward Palest...