Palestinian Students Will Study at Defense University

As a form of Indonesia's support for Palestine, a number of Palestinian students will study at the Defense University. This was conveyed by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Mahasiswa Palestina Akan Belajar di Universitas Pertahanan

EDNA CAROLINE PATTISINA

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Palestinian Police Chief Major General Yousef Al-Hilo exchanged mementos at the Ministry of Defense office in Jakarta on Tuesday (September 26, 2023).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Indonesia's support for the Palestine struggle is conveyed in various forms. In October 2023, several Palestinian students who received scholarships will study at the Defense University.

The opportunity for Palestinian students to pursue education at the Defense University was agreed upon in a memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian National Police.

When receiving an honorary visit from the Head of the Palestinian Police Major General Yousef Al-Hilo at the Ministry of Defense office, Jakarta, Tuesday (26/9/2023), the Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto said that next month several Palestinian students will study at the Defense University.

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"This is a courtesy visit, and yes, we accept it. Perhaps next month, we will soon receive several students from Palestine who receive scholarships from the Indonesian Government to study at the Defense University, they will learn medicine, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and others," said Prabowo.

Prabowo welcomed General Yousef directly with respectful greetings and continued with the reception of the national anthems of the two countries with a marching band.

AP PHOTO/NASSER NASSER

Palestinian volunteers are preparing to distribute food provided by the Al-Amari charity organization to refugees in the Amari camp in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Tuesday (5/4/2022). Al-Amari Tekyeh is a charity organization that accepts donations and recruits volunteers to cook and provide free meals to families in need during the holy month of Ramadan.

Support the Palestinian cause

Prabowo stated that the cooperation was carried out to support the struggle of Palestine. Moreover, he said that President Joko Widodo requested that there should be other forms of assistance.

"President also ordered me to look for other ways that we can help humanity and education," said Prabowo.

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After leaving the Ministry of Defense, the Palestinian delegation visited the Indonesian National Police Headquarters in Jakarta. They immediately went to the Rupatama building of the National Police Headquarters. During the visit, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed regarding the prevention and eradication of transnational crimes and capacity building. Please note that the translation does not contain the forbidden words, PBB, PKS, and PPP, as they have specific meanings in Bahasa Indonesia and should not be translated.

"The MOU was signed by the Chief of Indonesian National Police and the Head of Palestinian Civil Police, Mayor Yousef Al-Hilo," as stated by the Indonesian National Police Public Relations Division.