Indonesia condemns deadly Israeli raid in Jenin

INDONESIA SOCIETY Indonesia condemns deadly Israeli raid in Jenin Palestinians carry
the body of one of the nine victims killed during an Israeli raid on the West Bank's Jenin
refugee camp as they begin a funeral procession in Jenin on Jan. 26, 2023.

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Indonesia strongly condemned the use of excessive force by Israeli security forces during a
raid in the West Bank city of Jenin that killed at least nine Palestinian civilians. “This brutal
action by Israel will further complicate the attainment of peace in the Middle East,” the
Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its Twitter account on Friday. The ministry went on
to say that Indonesia called on the international community and the United Nations to urge
Israel to respect the rights of the Palestinian people.
On Thursday, Israeli forces raided the crowded refugee camp in the northern city of Jenin,
which the Israeli military described as a counterterrorism operation to apprehend “an Islamic
Jihad terror squad,” AFP reported. Palestinian health officials recorded nine deaths from the
clashes during the Israeli forces raid, with 20 people wounded before Israeli forces withdrew
by mid-morning. A 10th Palestinian was shot by Israeli forces in Al-Ram, near Ramallah,
according to the Palestinian health ministry. x Following the violence, the Palestinian
Authority announced that it was cutting security coordination with Israel, which was
promptly criticized by the United States.
The latest deaths increased the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank this year to
30, most of whom were shot by Israeli forces. At least 200 Palestinians and 26 Israelis were
killed across Israel and Palestinian territories in 2022, the majority of which were in the West
Bank, according to an AFP tally. Thousands flocked to the funerals of those killed in Jenin,
as the Palestinian presidency announced three days of mourning, saying that the raid on
Thursday happened “under international silence.” "This is what encourages the occupation
government to commit massacres against our people in full view of the world," Nabil Abu
Rudeinah, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said. Jordan, Qatar and Saudi
Arabia have issued statements condemning the deadly Israeli raid. Earlier on Thursday,
Washington announced that the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken would travel next
week to Israel and the Palestinian territories, where he would push for an “end to the cycle of
violence.”
On Jan. 18, during an open debate at the UN Security Council in New York, Foreign
Minister Retno LP Marsudi called on the Israeli government to stop provocations in Palestine
and start on a peaceful process toward a two-state solution. “Mr. President, the year 2023
must be the year of progress in resolving the Palestinian issue. It is our collective
responsibility to end the Israeli occupation once and for all,” Retno said, addressing the
UNSC presidency currently held by Japan.
ENVIRONMENT

One third of Amazon 'degraded' by human activity, drought: study

AFP | AFP | Washington, United States
Jakarta / Mon, January 30, 2023 / 01:24 pm

View of an Amazon pink dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) at the Amana Lake at Amana Sustainable
Development Reserve in Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 29, 2018.(AFP/Mauro Pimentel)
More than one third of the Amazon rainforest may have been degraded by human activity and
drought, researchers said Thursday, and action is needed to protect the critically important
ecosystem.
In a study published in the journal Science, the researchers said the damage done to the forest
which spans nine countries is significantly greater than previously known.
For the study, they examined the impact of fire, logging, drought and changes to habitat along
the forest borders -- what they called edge effects.
Most previous research into the Amazon ecosystem has focused on the consequences of
deforestation.
The study found that fire, timber extraction and edge effects have degraded at least 5.5
percent of all remaining Amazonian forests, or 364,748 square kilometers, between 2001 and
2018.
But when the effects of drought are factored in, the degraded area increases to 2.5 million
square kms, or 38 percent of the remaining Amazonian forests.
"Extreme droughts have become increasingly frequent in the Amazon as land-use change and
human-induced climate change progress, affecting tree mortality, fire incidence, and carbon
emissions to the atmosphere," the researchers said.
"Forest fires intensify during drought years," they said, warning of the dangers of "much
larger megafires" in the future.
The researchers from Brazil's Universidade Estadual de Campinas and other institutions used
satellite images and other data from 2001 to 2018 to reach their conclusions.
In a separate study published in Science of the human impacts on the Amazon, researchers
from the University of Louisiana Lafayette and elsewhere called for action.
"The Amazon is perched to transition rapidly from a largely natural to degraded and
transformed landscape, under the combined pressures of regional deforestation and global
climate change," they said.
"The changes are happening much too rapidly for Amazonian species, peoples, and
ecosystems to respond adaptively," they said. "Policies to prevent the worst outcomes are
known and must be enacted immediately.
"To fail the Amazon is to fail the biosphere, and we fail to act at our peril," they said.
Brazil's new president, leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has pledged to end deforestation of
the Amazon by 2030.
Anwar meets Prime Minister Lee in official visit to Singapore
The Straits Times (ANN) | Singapore
Jakarta / Mon, January 30, 2023 / 03:33 pm

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shakes hands with his Singapore counterpart Lee
Hsien Loong before a delegation meeting at the Istana, or Presidential Palace in Singapore,
30 January 2023. The Malaysian Prime Minster is in the city state for an official state visit.
(Reuters/How Hwee Young)

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visits Singapore on Monday, his first official visit
to the country since he took office on Nov 24.
Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Anwar, who is also Malaysia’s Minister of
Finance, will attend a welcome ceremony at the Istana.
He will call on President Halimah Yacob and have a meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Loong, who will also host an official lunch in his honour.
MFA said Anwar’s visit “underscores the close and enduring relationship between Singapore
and Malaysia, and our peoples”.
The two leaders will witness the signing of three agreements during the one-day visit.
These are the framework agreements on the digital economy and green economy between
Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry and Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade
and Industry, as well as a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in personal data
protection, cyber security and digital economy between Singapore’s Ministry of
Communications and Information and Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital.
Anwar will be accompanied by Malaysia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambry Abdul Kadir,
Minister of Transport Anthony Loke, Minister of International Trade and Industry Tengku
Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil, Premier of Sarawak
Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari, and Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan called on Anwar in Malaysia earlier in January, and
reaffirmed the excellent longstanding relations between the two countries.
Balakrishnan said trade continued to grow despite the disruptions led by COVID-19. In 2021,
total trade between both countries amounted to $128 billion.
One of the upcoming bilateral projects is the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System
Link, which is on track to be completed by end-2026.
Balakrishnan added that new bilateral collaborations in areas such as the digital and green
economies are important to reduce climate change and lessen carbon footprints.
Lee spoke with his newly sworn-in Malaysian counterpart in November 2022, and invited
Anwar to visit Singapore.
PM Lee said close coordination between the governments had allowed for the flow of
essential goods and workers, and the swift reopening of borders
LINGKUNGAN
Sepertiga Amazon 'terdegradasi' oleh aktivitas manusia, kekeringan: belajar
AFP | AFP | Washington, Amerika Serikat
Jakarta / Sen, 30 Januari 2023 / 13:24 WIB
Pemandangan lumba-lumba merah muda Amazon (Inia geoffrensis) di Danau Amana di
Amana Sustainable Development Reserve di negara bagian Amazonas, Brasil, pada 29 Juni
2018.(AFP/Mauro Pimentel)
Lebih dari sepertiga hutan hujan Amazon mungkin telah terdegradasi oleh aktivitas manusia
dan kekeringan, kata para peneliti hari Kamis, dan tindakan diperlukan untuk melindungi
ekosistem yang sangat penting.
Dalam sebuah penelitian yang diterbitkan dalam jurnal Science, para peneliti mengatakan
kerusakan yang terjadi pada hutan yang membentang di sembilan negara secara signifikan
lebih besar dari yang diketahui sebelumnya.
Untuk penelitian ini, mereka meneliti dampak kebakaran, penebangan, kekeringan dan
perubahan habitat di sepanjang perbatasan hutan -- yang mereka sebut efek tepi.
Sebagian besar penelitian sebelumnya tentang ekosistem Amazon berfokus pada konsekuensi
deforestasi.
Studi tersebut menemukan bahwa kebakaran, ekstraksi kayu, dan efek tepi telah
mendegradasi setidaknya 5,5 persen dari semua hutan Amazon yang tersisa, atau 364.748
kilometer persegi, antara tahun 2001 dan 2018.
Namun ketika efek kekeringan diperhitungkan, area yang terdegradasi meningkat menjadi 2,5
juta km persegi, atau 38 persen dari hutan Amazon yang tersisa.
"Kekeringan ekstrem semakin sering terjadi di Amazon seiring perubahan tata guna lahan
dan kemajuan perubahan iklim akibat ulah manusia, yang memengaruhi kematian pohon,
insiden kebakaran, dan emisi karbon ke atmosfer," kata para peneliti.
"Kebakaran hutan meningkat selama tahun-tahun kekeringan," kata mereka, memperingatkan
bahaya "kebakaran besar yang jauh lebih besar" di masa depan.
Para peneliti dari Universidade Estadual de Campinas Brasil dan lembaga lain menggunakan
citra satelit dan data lain dari 2001 hingga 2018 untuk mencapai kesimpulan mereka.
Dalam studi terpisah yang diterbitkan di Science of the human impact on the Amazon, para
peneliti dari University of Louisiana Lafayette dan di tempat lain menyerukan tindakan.
Amazon bertengger untuk bertransisi dengan cepat dari lanskap yang sebagian besar alami
menjadi terdegradasi dan berubah, di bawah tekanan gabungan dari deforestasi regional dan
perubahan iklim global," kata mereka.
"Perubahan terjadi terlalu cepat bagi spesies, masyarakat, dan ekosistem Amazon untuk
merespons secara adaptif," kata mereka. "Kebijakan untuk mencegah hasil terburuk diketahui
dan harus segera diberlakukan.
"Kegagalan Amazon berarti kegagalan biosfer, dan kita gagal bertindak atas risiko kita
sendiri," kata mereka.
Presiden baru Brasil, sayap kiri Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, telah berjanji untuk mengakhiri
deforestasi Amazon pada tahun 2030.
Anwar bertemu Perdana Menteri Lee dalam kunjungan resmi ke Singapura
The Straits Times (ANN) | Singapura
Jakarta / Senin, 30 Januari 2023 / 15:33 WIB
Perdana Menteri Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim berjabat tangan dengan mitranya dari Singapura
Lee Hsien Loong sebelum pertemuan delegasi di Istana, atau Istana Kepresidenan di
Singapura, 30 Januari 2023. Perdana Menteri Malaysia berada di negara kota untuk
kunjungan kenegaraan resmi. (Reuters/How Hwee Young)
Perdana Menteri Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim mengunjungi Singapura pada hari Senin,
kunjungan resmi pertamanya ke negara tersebut sejak ia menjabat pada 24 November.
Kementerian Luar Negeri Singapura mengatakan Anwar, yang juga Menteri Keuangan
Malaysia, akan menghadiri upacara penyambutan di Istana.
Dia akan memanggil Presiden Halimah Yacob dan mengadakan pertemuan dengan Perdana
Menteri Lee Hsien Loong, yang juga akan mengadakan makan siang resmi untuk
menghormatinya.
MFA mengatakan kunjungan Anwar “menggarisbawahi hubungan yang erat dan langgeng
antara Singapura dan Malaysia, dan rakyat kami”.
Kedua pemimpin akan menyaksikan penandatanganan tiga perjanjian selama kunjungan satu
hari tersebut.
Ini adalah perjanjian kerangka kerja tentang ekonomi digital dan ekonomi hijau antara
Kementerian Perdagangan dan Industri Singapura dan Kementerian Perdagangan dan Industri
Internasional Malaysia, serta nota kesepahaman tentang kerja sama dalam perlindungan data
pribadi, keamanan siber, dan ekonomi digital antara Kementerian Singapura Komunikasi dan
Informasi dan Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital Malaysia.
Anwar akan didampingi oleh Menteri Luar Negeri Malaysia Zambry Abdul Kadir, Menteri
Perhubungan Anthony Loke, Menteri Perdagangan Internasional dan Industri Tengku Zafrul
Aziz, Menteri Komunikasi dan Digital Fahmi Fadzil, Perdana Menteri Sarawak Abang Haji
Abdul Rahman Zohari, dan Menteri Johor Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
Menteri Luar Negeri Vivian Balakrishnan mengunjungi Anwar di Malaysia pada awal
Januari, dan menegaskan kembali hubungan baik yang terjalin lama antara kedua negara.
Balakrishnan mengatakan perdagangan terus tumbuh meskipun ada gangguan yang
disebabkan oleh COVID-19. Pada tahun 2021, total perdagangan antara kedua negara
mencapai $128 miliar.
Salah satu proyek bilateral yang akan datang adalah Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit
System Link, yang akan selesai pada akhir tahun 2026.
Balakrishnan menambahkan bahwa kolaborasi bilateral baru di berbagai bidang seperti
ekonomi digital dan hijau penting untuk mengurangi perubahan iklim dan mengurangi jejak
karbon.
Lee berbicara dengan rekan Malaysianya yang baru dilantik pada November 2022, dan
mengundang Anwar untuk mengunjungi Singapura.

PM Lee mengatakan koordinasi yang erat antara pemerintah telah memungkinkan aliran
barang dan pekerja penting, dan pembukaan kembali perbatasan dengan cepat
Indonesia mengutuk serangan maut Israel di jenin

MASYARAKAT INDONESIA Indonesia mengutuk serangan mematikan Israel di Jenin

Warga Palestina membawa jenazah salah satu dari sembilan korban yang tewas dalam
serangan Israel di kamp pengungsi Jenin Tepi Barat saat mereka memulai prosesi
pemakaman di Jenin pada 26 Januari 2023.

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Indonesia mengutuk keras penggunaan kekuatan berlebihan oleh pasukan keamanan Israel
dalam penyerbuan di kota Jenin di Tepi Barat yang menewaskan sedikitnya sembilan warga
sipil Palestina. "Tindakan brutal Israel ini akan semakin memperumit pencapaian perdamaian
di Timur Tengah," kata Kementerian Luar Negeri dalam pernyataan di akun Twitter-nya,
Jumat. Kementerian melanjutkan dengan mengatakan bahwa Indonesia meminta masyarakat
internasional dan PBB untuk mendesak Israel untuk menghormati hak-hak rakyat Palestina.
Pada hari Kamis, pasukan Israel menyerbu kamp pengungsi yang penuh sesak di kota utara
Jenin, yang oleh militer Israel digambarkan sebagai operasi kontraterorisme untuk
menangkap "pasukan teror Jihad Islam," lapor AFP.
Pejabat kesehatan Palestina mencatat sembilan kematian akibat bentrokan selama serangan
pasukan Israel, dengan 20 orang terluka sebelum pasukan Israel mundur pada tengah hari.
Orang Palestina ke-10 ditembak oleh pasukan Israel di Al-Ram, dekat Ramallah, menurut
kementerian kesehatan Palestina. x Menyusul kekerasan tersebut, Otoritas Palestina
mengumumkan bahwa mereka menghentikan koordinasi keamanan dengan Israel, yang
segera dikritik oleh Amerika Serikat. Kematian terbaru meningkatkan jumlah warga Palestina
yang tewas di Tepi Barat tahun ini menjadi 30 orang, kebanyakan ditembak oleh pasukan
Israel.
Setidaknya 200 warga Palestina dan 26 warga Israel tewas di seluruh wilayah Israel dan
Palestina pada 2022, yang sebagian besar berada di Tepi Barat, menurut penghitungan AFP.
Ribuan berbondong-bondong ke pemakaman mereka yang tewas di Jenin, ketika
kepresidenan Palestina mengumumkan tiga hari berkabung, mengatakan bahwa serangan
pada hari Kamis terjadi "di bawah keheningan internasional." "Inilah yang mendorong
pemerintah pendudukan untuk melakukan pembantaian terhadap rakyat kami di hadapan
dunia," kata Nabil Abu Rudeinah, juru bicara Presiden Palestina Mahmud Abbas. Yordania,
Qatar, dan Arab Saudi telah mengeluarkan pernyataan yang mengecam serangan mematikan
Israel itu.
Sebelumnya pada hari Kamis, Washington mengumumkan bahwa Menteri Luar Negeri AS
Antony Blinken akan melakukan perjalanan minggu depan ke Israel dan wilayah Palestina, di
mana dia akan mendorong "diakhirinya siklus kekerasan." Pada 18 Januari, saat debat terbuka
di PBBDewan Keamanan di New York, Menteri Luar Negeri Retno LP Marsudi meminta
pemerintah Israel menghentikan provokasi di Palestina dan memulai proses damai menuju
solusi dua negara. "Tn. Bapak Presiden, tahun 2023 harus menjadi tahun kemajuan dalam
penyelesaian masalah Palestina. Ini adalah tanggung jawab kita bersama untuk mengakhiri
pendudukan Israel untuk selamanya, ”kata Retno, berbicara kepada presiden DK PBB yang
saat ini dipegang oleh Jepang.