The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth revealed, on Wednesday morning, secret negotiations taking place behind the scenes between Israel and Indonesia, the largest Islamic country in the world.

According to the Hebrew newspaper, the elections that will be held in Indonesia during February 2024, the results of which will decide whether it will normalize its relations with Israel.

Israel does not have any official diplomatic relations with Indonesia, but it has direct channels of communication with a number of parties in the country, and there are trade, tourism and security cooperation relations. As reported by the newspaper.

She noted that the US administration is working behind the scenes to persuade the Indonesians to normalize relations.

According to the newspaper, there is a disagreement within Israel about whether Indonesia will normalize its relations with Israel before Saudi Arabia, or whether it would prefer to follow suit.

In recent months, Indonesia has prevented an Israeli team from entering its territory, causing it to lose hosting the World Youth Cup and other international tournaments.

A senior Israeli official said that Indonesia fears demonstrations and protests that the population may stage, so it is expected that Saudi Arabia will wait.