Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto struck a note of interfaith harmony and peace at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, closing his address with greetings from Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions.

Concluding his remarks, Subianto said, “Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Shalom, Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om, Namo Budaya.” He followed with, “Thank you very much. May God bless us all, may peace be upon us.”

In one of the most striking portions of his speech, the Indonesian leader addressed the worsening crisis in Gaza.

Warning that “human folly, fuelled by fear, racism, hatred, oppression, and apartheid, threatens our common future,” he urged the international community to act decisively to end the humanitarian catastrophe.

“Violence cannot be

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