▁communication ▁between ▁Indones ian ▁and ▁Isra eli ▁officials ▁will ▁be ▁orient ed ▁to ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁assist ing ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁people ▁in ▁gain ing ▁their ▁independence ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁several ▁Islam ic ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁condem ned ▁Israel ' s ▁on going ▁military ▁operation ▁in ▁Gaz a ▁and ▁demanded ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁arrested ▁Palest in ian ▁officials , ▁and ▁also ▁called ▁on ▁Israel ▁to ▁withdraw ▁its ▁forces ▁from ▁Leb anon ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Leb anon ▁War . ▁The ▁Indones ian ▁Foreign ▁Ministry ▁ad vised ▁that ▁the ▁national ▁tennis ▁team ▁was ▁pulling ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁Fed ▁Cup ▁matches ▁in ▁Israel , ▁saying ▁" We ▁are ▁witness ing ▁a ▁military ▁invasion ▁by ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁scores ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁officials ... It ▁is ▁now ▁impossible ▁to ▁play ▁there ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Singapore ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Arab ▁diplom at ▁Ali ▁Y ah ya ▁called ▁for ▁direct ▁t ies ▁between ▁Israel ▁and ▁Indones ia . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Jak arta ▁Post ▁he ▁said , ▁I ▁misunder stand ▁why ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁major ities ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁Asia ▁is ▁host ile ▁to ▁Israel . ▁If ▁it ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁Palest ine , ▁then ▁( how ▁can ▁it ▁be ▁recon ci led ▁that ) ▁we ▁have ▁peace ▁with ▁Jordan , ▁Egypt , ▁Mor oc co , ▁but ▁not ▁with ▁eastern ▁Asia ? ▁ ▁We