JAKARTA - Israeli diplomacy Step prohibiting the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Minister) Indonesia, Retno LP Marsudi sign in Ramallah, Palestine, without visiting Israeli officials, the media criticized the Jewish state. 

In an editorial on Thursday (03.16.2016), Israeli media; Haaretz wonder, since only the Secretary of Indonesia banned from entering Ramallah with reason would not meet Israeli officials in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Secretary of the Arab countries is not prohibited.

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Indonesia was forced to inaugurate new honorary consulate in Palestine, which took place in the capital city of Jordan; Amman, not in Ramallah, as planned. That is because Israel does not allow the Jordanian Air Force helicopter carrying Minister Retno cross the border Ramallah.

"The excuse the government appears not surprising; If the minister is not willing to visit Jerusalem, he will not visit Palestine. So the minister will know who is really in control of the region, and which need to be pleaded if someone wants to visit occupied Palestine, "wrote the Israeli media in an editorial.

The media strongly criticized the government of Israel does not have diplomatic relations with Indonesia as the largest Muslim country in the world. So there is no reason to force the minister of Indonesia to visit Israel. However, despite the lack of formal ties, Indonesia maintains trade relations with Israel which in 2015 amounted to more than USD195 million.

 "Although this is not a huge amount, if one adds it to travel Israel, there is an impression that the Muslim country is willing to maintain a pragmatic policy that is not boycotting Israel," Haaretz continued writing.

The Israeli move was even called an act of arrogant damaging its image. According to an editorial in the English language, Israel can not claim that the visits and the establishment of a consulate is a formal recognition of a Palestinian state. "Many foreign consulates were already operating in the Palestinian Authority, and the Palestinians already have observer-state status of non-members in the UN," the editorial continued.

"Israel can not claim that representatives of enemy countries do not have to cross the airspace, because Indonesia is not the enemy. So only one reason; Anyone who did not visit Jerusalem can not visit Palestine. But it was one of the reasons that rickety, because the ministers of Arab countries have visited Palestine without visiting Jerusalem. "

 Israeli Foreign Minister Retno action is also considered a surprise move by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Therefore, Netanyahu is aggressively deploying the cooperation between Israel and the Muslim countries with moderate label. Israel is known only against Iran that indulgence hostile rhetoric with the Jewish state.