▁protect ▁the ▁holy ▁places ▁in ▁Israel , ▁respect ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁language , ▁and ▁bring ▁im ams ▁and ▁rabb is ▁together ▁to ▁have ▁discuss ions . ▁I ▁am ▁pos ing ▁a ▁question ▁if ▁the ▁Muslim ▁countries ▁in ▁Asia ▁can ▁open ▁the ▁gate ▁to ▁their ▁country ▁for ▁us , ▁so ▁that ▁we ▁can ▁open ▁up ▁relations ▁with ▁them . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁so ▁many ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁Israel ▁and ▁by ▁stress ing ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁co operation ▁we ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁get ▁these ▁countries ▁to ▁also ▁have ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁these ▁opportun ities . ▁But ▁to ▁do ▁that , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁talk ▁directly ▁to ▁these ▁countries , ▁which ▁I ▁hope , ▁will ▁come ▁up ▁soon . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Jak arta ▁Post ▁printed ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Isra eli ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁Maj al li ▁W ah abi , ▁ur ging ▁Indones ia ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁peace ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁Anal yst s ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁printing ▁of ▁the ▁letter ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁signal ▁of ▁a ▁th aw ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁nations . ▁However , ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁War ▁that ▁last ed ▁from ▁late ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁affected ▁relations . ▁Indones ia ▁har sh ly ▁condem ned ▁Isra eli ▁actions , ▁label ing ▁it ▁as ▁" ag gression ", ▁and ▁expressed ▁its ▁support ▁of ▁the