▁Palest ini ans . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Isra eli ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Benjamin ▁Net any ahu ▁called ▁for ▁normal ization ▁of ▁t ies ▁with ▁Indones ia , ▁cit ing ▁" many ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁bil ater al ▁co operation " ▁and ▁adding ▁that ▁reasons ▁prevent ing ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁relevant . ▁However , ▁Indones ia ▁refused , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁only ▁consider ▁normal ization ▁if ▁Palest in ian ▁independence ▁is ▁ful filled . ▁ ▁Ag re ements ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Indones ia ▁signed ▁a ▁medical ▁co operation ▁agreement ▁with ▁Israel ' s ▁national ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁service ▁worth ▁US D ▁$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Indones ia ▁agreed ▁to ▁inform ally ▁upgrade ▁its ▁relations ▁with ▁Israel ▁and ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁cons ulate ▁in ▁Ram al lah , ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁diplom at ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁amb assador , ▁who ▁also ▁would ▁have ▁uno fficial ly ▁served ▁as ▁his ▁country ’ s ▁amb assador ▁for ▁contacts ▁with ▁Israel . ▁The ▁move , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁agreed ▁upon ▁after ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁sensitive ▁deliber ations , ▁would ▁have ▁represented ▁a ▁de ▁fact o ▁upgrad ing ▁of ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁Indones ia ▁had ▁formally ▁presented ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁West ▁Bank ▁cons ulate ▁as ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁Palest in ian ▁independence . ▁In ▁fact , ▁while ▁the ▁amb assador