av az ek han - e ▁Sh om ali ▁R ural ▁District . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Her is ▁County ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁East ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁Indones ia – Is rael ▁relations ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁historical ▁and ▁current ▁bil ater al ▁relationship ▁between ▁Israel ▁and ▁Indones ia . ▁The ▁two ▁countries ▁maintain ▁no ▁formal ▁diplom atic ▁t ies , ▁although ▁they ▁maintain ▁quiet ▁trade , ▁tour ism ▁and ▁security ▁contacts . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Indones ia ▁spoke ▁of ▁upgrad ing ▁relations ▁with ▁Israel ▁and ▁opening ▁a ▁cons ulate ▁in ▁Ram al lah , ▁but ▁this ▁agreement ▁was ▁never ▁implemented . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁BBC ▁World ▁Service ▁Pol l , ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁Indones ians ▁viewed ▁Israel ' s ▁influence ▁neg atively , ▁compared ▁to ▁only ▁ 9 % ▁express ing ▁a ▁positive ▁view . ▁ ▁Some ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Christian ▁pil gr ims ▁from ▁Indones ia ▁visit ▁Israel ▁ann ually , ▁sp ending ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁five ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁While ▁not ▁inher ently ▁opposed ▁to ▁Israel , ▁Indones ia ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁prov oke ▁radical ▁Islam ist ▁elements ▁at ▁home . ▁A ▁preced ent ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁President ▁Su kar no , ▁who ▁br ushed ▁aside ▁Isra eli ▁over t ures ▁ ▁and ▁eventually ▁adopted ▁a ▁strong ▁pro - A rab ▁policy ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁anti - colon ial