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Aviv Meshil, 23, who is missing since he went surfing off the coast of Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia on June 17, 2019 (Facebook)
June 20, 2019, 2:34 pm
Search for Israeli missing in Indonesia complicated by lack of formal ties
Aviv Meshil, 23, hasn’t been seen since Monday, when he went surfing off Nusa Lembongan, southeast of Bali; Foreign Ministry said to be coordinating with local authorities
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Muslim worshipers hold Palestinian and Malaysian flags following Friday noon prayers At Jerusalem's Old City's al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount, December 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)
May 6, 2019, 7:23 pm
2018 saw record number of tourists visit Israel from Muslim countries
Among the visitors: almost 55,000 citizens of countries that do not have formal relations with Israel, including 14,000 Malaysians… and six Saudis
By Raphael Ahren
This picture taken on March 4, 2019 shows Indonesian Jews at a synagogue in Tondano, North Sulawesi (Ronny Adolof Buol / AFP)
March 5, 2019, 2:42 pm
On remote island in Muslim-majority Indonesia, Jewish community lives in shadows
Most of the country’s 200 Jews live – and feel comfortable showing their faith – in Manado, but even here there is concern over anti-Semitism
By Peter Brieger and Ronny Buol
Residents inspect a house damaged by a tsunami, in Carita, Indonesia, December 23, 2018 (AP Photo)
December 24, 2018, 9:51 am
Israel sends warm wishes, but no aid, to tsunami-stricken Indonesia
In October, government reportedly sent water purifiers to disaster-affected areas in world’s most populous Muslim nation
By Raphael Ahren
Indonesia President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, front left, walks with Australia former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, front right, during their bilateral meeting at Our Ocean Conference in Bali, Indonesia Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.(AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
October 30, 2018, 3:53 am
Australia’s ex-PM warns Jerusalem embassy move could harm ties with Indonesia
Canberra is due to sign a free trade agreement with its key neighbor, the largest majority-Muslim country
By Rod McGuirk
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem, October 14, 2018 (Haim Tzach)
October 14, 2018, 10:24 pm
Netanyahu: We want ‘excellent relations’ with Indonesia
Addressing Christian journalists, PM vows to appoint special emissary to the Christian world, calls B’Tselem a ‘disgrace’ and backs Likud minister’s handling of the Alqasem case
By Raphael Ahren
Rescue personnel search for survivors at a collapsed home in Balaroa, West Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 3, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. (AFP/Yusuf Wahil)
October 3, 2018, 11:06 pm
Israel reportedly sends aid to Indonesia following earthquake, tsunami
Delegation said to prepare to head out in coming days to affected areas, where 1,400 have died and 200,000 are in need
By Raphael Ahren
People survey the damage to a residential area following a massive earthquake and tsunami at Talise beach in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 1, 2018 (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
October 2, 2018, 11:08 pm
Israel, which offered disaster aid to Iran, strangely unhelpful to Indonesia
Officials won’t say why no help offered after quake, with 1,200 dead and 200,000 in need; Jerusalem has aided Turkey, Haiti, Philippines, Nepal, reached out to Iraq, even Iran
By Raphael Ahren
Vice President of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
October 2, 2018, 8:18 pm
Indonesia VP says he talked peace with Netanyahu at UN after bumping into him
Jusuf Kalla confirms he met with Israeli leader on sidelines of General Assembly; encounter was not pre-planned
By TOI staff
Indonesian Christian pilgrims sing before a baptismal ceremony in Jordan river at the Yardenit baptismal site in Israel, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
June 27, 2018, 11:12 am
Israel reverses ban on Indonesian tourists after officials protest
Foreign Ministry hails ‘good news,’ as Jakarta also said to lift restrictions slapped on Israeli visitors over Gaza deaths last month
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Sheikh Yahya Cholil Staquf, leader of Nahdlatul Ulama, at his Jerusalem office, June 14, 2018 (Haim Zach, GPO)
June 15, 2018, 6:28 am
Netanyahu unexpectedly meets with Indonesian Muslim leader
Yahya Staquf, who heads world’s largest Muslim organization, says he wants to promote ties with Jerusalem, but stresses he came to affirm ‘Palestine’s sovereignty’
By AP
Yahya Staquf, secretary general of the 60 million member Nahdlatul Ulama poses for a photograph, overlooking Jerusalem, June 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Caron Craighton)
June 12, 2018, 2:52 pm
In Israel, top Indonesian cleric calls for ‘compassion’ between Muslims and Jews
Yahya Staquf, who heads world’s largest Muslim organization, says he wants to promote ties with Jerusalem, but stresses he came to affirm ‘Palestine’s sovereignty’
By Raphael Ahren
Yahya Staquf, secretary general of the 60 million member Nahdlatul Ulama poses for a photograph, overlooking Jerusalem, June 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Caron Craighton)
June 12, 2018, 12:32 am
Visiting Israel, Indonesian Muslim leader risks backlash at home
Yahya Staquf calls for ‘new discourse’ between faiths as he meets with academics and religious leaders; critics say his trip is tantamount to recognizing Israel
By CARON CREIGHTON
Indonesian priests baptize Christian pilgrims in the Jordan river at Yardenit baptismal site in Israel, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
June 8, 2018, 1:46 am
Officials urge reversal of ‘harmful’ ban on Indonesian tourists visiting Israel
Tourism industry warns of ‘insufferable financial consequences’ from tit-for-tat response to Jakarta’s moratorium on issuing visas to Israelis in protest of Gaza killings
By Michael Bachner
Hebrew teacher Sapri Sale (center, with white shirt) with his students in Jakarta, February 2018 (Conny Dwirani)
March 13, 2018, 1:15 am
Muslim man opens first-ever Hebrew course in Indonesia
While some criticize effort to promote language, Sapri Sale’s previously published Hebrew-Indonesian dictionary received endorsement from senior imam
By Raphael Ahren
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