With fragile Gaza ceasefire holding, Trump wants to make headway on Indonesia-Israel normalization
October 30, 2025
In the weeks since Israel and Hamas agreed to a fragile ceasefire and hostage deal, Indonesia has emerged as an intriguing partner to Trump. The president is keen on making peace between Israel and Palestinians a defining legacy of his presidency. Trump has said he wants to use this moment to build on his signature first-term foreign policy achievement, known as the Abraham Accords. Those agreements forged diplomatic and commercial ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco. The White House wants Indonesia to join, too. But Indonesia has maintained it can’t move forward on normalizing relations with Israel without a clear pathway for a Palestinian state.