Ammon News - Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has reassured local Islamic groups that he will withdraw from US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace if the platform does not benefit Palestinians, a government statement said Friday.

Indonesia’s participation, and its decision to contribute troops for the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, have drawn criticism from experts and Muslim groups at home, who say it compromises the country’s long-standing support for the Palestinian cause.

Prabowo gathered the groups’ leaders for a meeting on Thursday evening, where he reiterated his reasoning behind joining the board, according to a statement released by the government communication office.

Prabowo will withdraw from the board if it does not benefit Palestinian and Indonesian interests, the statement quoted Hanif Alatas of the Islamic Brotherhood Front as saying.

“The president said that if he sees that there is no longer any benefit for Palestine… and that it is not in line with Indonesia’s national interests, he will withdraw,” Hanif said in the statement.

Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Muslim group, said Indonesia’s government could use the board to encourage de-escalation in the Middle East.

“Indonesia could declare that the [board’s] agenda is on hold until there are talks on de-escalation and peace from the American-Israeli war against Iran,” its chief Yahya Cholil Staquf said in a statement issued by Prabowo’s office late Thursday.