INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta- The Israeli government should not ban Indonesian citizens from traveling to the Holy City of Jerusalem.

"There are two reasons for this: Firstly, there has never been a policy made by the Indonesian government to prohibit WN Israel from entering Indonesian territory as long as it has a visa / permit," said Hikmahanto Juwana, a professor of international law at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta on Thursday (31/5) / 2018)

The Israeli government's assumption that the Indonesian government prohibits its citizens is likely due to a visa application from a number of Israeli citizens some time ago that is not published.

"When actually delayed and not at all banning," he said.

Second, continued Hikmahanto, should not the Israeli government forbids citizens who will do religious tours to Jerusalem.

This is because Jerusalem has been designated as an area of ​​international status under United Nations control under General Assembly resolution 194 of 1948.

Therefore the Israeli government should not make a policy that prohibits citizens from doing religious tours to Jerusalem.

On this incident people who will travel to Jerusalem would have to be patient in responding to the ban from the Israeli government.

This is because the problems faced by the two governments can not be solved because of the absence of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Earlier, the Israeli government from June 9 would ban citizens from entering Israeli-controlled territory, including the Holy City for the three religions of Jerusalem.

The reason for the Israeli government is because there is a ban on its citizens entering Indonesia