ian ▁President ▁Abd ur rah man ▁W ah id ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Al wi ▁Sh ih ab ▁mentioned ▁their ▁wishes ▁to ▁open ▁t ies ▁with ▁Israel ▁although ▁only ▁at ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁economic ▁and ▁trade ▁links . ▁W ah id ▁believed ▁that ▁Indones ia ▁has ▁no ▁reason ▁to ▁be ▁against ▁Israel . ▁He ▁pointed ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Indones ia ▁has ▁" long - term ▁relationships " ▁with ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁two ▁countries ▁he ▁viewed ▁as ▁having ▁at he ism ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁constitution s , ▁and ▁further ▁explained ▁that ▁Israel ▁" has ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁nation ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁regard ▁for ▁God ▁and ▁religion ." ▁However , ▁after ▁W ah id ' s ▁removal ▁from ▁office ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁no ▁effort ▁was ▁maintained ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁Israel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Indones ia ▁said ▁that ▁establish ing ▁full ▁diplom atic ▁t ies ▁with ▁Israel ▁will ▁only ▁be ▁possible ▁after ▁peace ▁has ▁been ▁reached ▁between ▁Israel ▁and ▁Palest ine . ▁Isra eli ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Sil van ▁Sh alom ▁held ▁a ▁dis cre et ▁first ▁meeting ▁with ▁his ▁Indones ian ▁counter part ▁Hass an ▁W ira j uda ▁during ▁a ▁UN ▁sum mit ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁However , ▁President ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁Sus ilo ▁B amb ang ▁Y ud ho y ono ▁ruled ▁out ▁establish ing ▁formal ▁diplom atic ▁t ies ▁but ▁said : ▁" Any