Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement of Israel Product: Indonesian Response to Palestinian-Israeli Conflict of Religious Moderation Perspective

Gerakan Boikot, Divestasi, Sanksi (BDS) Produk Israel: Tanggapan Indonesia terhadap Konflik Palestina-Israel dalam Perspektif Moderasi Agama

Abstract

MUI issued fatwa number 83 of 2023 on November 11, 2023, which related to the banning of buying products from producers who support Israel's aggression to Palestine. When this fatwa was declared, it was followed by Indonesian society and even the worldwide population. The boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movements began as a movement for freedom, justice, and equality in Palestine. Which is this issue should not be a religious issue but a humanity issue, and Indonesians have resounded it, such as the MCD and Starbucks boycott, and more products that support Israel's aggression. However, MUI is the only one concerned with the Israeli product boycott issue. So, this study aims to 1) What are Indonesia’s Pros and Cons of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement? 2) How does Boycott, Disvestment, and Sanctions Impact Religious Harmony in Indonesia? This study uses a qualitative method in which the primary data is taken from social media, news media, and interviews. This study was analyzed using Pierre Bourdieu's genetic structuralism theory. The results of this study are as follows: 1) Indonesia’s Pros of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement come from The Indonesian Ulema Council fatwa Number 83 of 2023 on November 11, 2023, regarding the prohibition on purchasing products from manufacturers that support Israeli aggression against Palestine. 2) The Cons come from The Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, which has responded to this cons by officially not carrying out any boycott of products considered pro-Israel. 3) Although there are pros and cons, understanding religious moderation can create religious harmony. So, there is a need to understand religious moderation in various elements.