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Indonesia Rejects $1 Billion ‘Board Of Peace’ Fee Amid Gaza, Israel Debate

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International CorrespondentJAKARTA (Worthy News) – Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto said his country would not pay the $1 billion fee for permanent membership in U.S. counterpart Donald J. Trump’s “Board of Peace” after coming under pressure for signing up.Prabowo, a former general, had faced mounting criticism from Indonesian Muslim groups for joining the board and pledging to send 8,000 peacekeeping troops to Gaza.His comments came just weeks aft