Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto may arrive in Israel this week in what would be a historic first-ever visit by a leader of the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, which has no formal diplomatic relations with Israel.
Subianto, who is attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit in Egypt alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reportedly plans to visit Israel afterward. In his speech to the UN General Assembly in September, he called to "ensure Israel's security."
Indonesia, home to some 283 million people, has long maintained that it would not establish ties with Israel until an independent Palestinian state is created, though in recent years it has quietly increased unofficial contacts with Jerusalem.
As part of preparations for the visit, Netanyahu earlier this week asked the court to postpone his testimony due to the state visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and "another diplomatic visit" he did not specify. The court denied the request, but it has now emerged that the undisclosed visit referred to was that of the Indonesian president.
