President Prabowo says "Free Palestine" at Gontor's 100 years anniversary

El John News, Jakarta - The Centennial Reception of the Hundred Years of Modern Darussalam Gontor (PMDG), Ponorogo District, East Java, was suddenly brightened when President Prabowo Subianto greeted on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

The moment came when the President greeted the ambassador's country's best friend who was at the Modern Home Meeting Hall. When the Palestinian Ambassador's name for the Republic of Indonesia, Abdalfrasa A.K. Alsattari, called, clapped from the santry, alumni, and the guests were rushing directly.

The atmosphere got warmer as President Prabowo called for Palestinian support from above the pulpit.

Free Palestine.

Palestinian Ambassador approaches the President. He's got the confetti, the signature cloth identical to Palestine, onto President Prabowo's neck.

The president accepts the keffiyeh and both of them then hug. After that, the President continued his speech with his niceties on his shoulders.

The Palestinian message then became part of the President's speech in front of the Gontor family. Prabowo offends the Palestinian condition he thinks is still facing suffering from conflict.

"I remember, our brothers in Palestine, they were slaughtered, they were bombed, they were attacked constantly.

According to Prabowo, caring about Palestinian conditions needs to be an incentive for the Indonesian people to strengthen their capacity and national ability.

The message was specifically directed to kiai, scholars, educators, and young people in education environments such as Gontor.

The President assesses education has an important role in forming generations that can bring Indonesia into a powerful nation.

"I think it's what drives us all, let alone brothers, let alone kiai, let alone scholars, let alone educators in institutions like Gontor. This I suppose should drive and trigger a will," the President's word.

The urge, further Prabowo, must be made through sincerity in demanding science and building the nation's power.

"The will to learn truly. And it shall come to pass, that they shall build a strong nation for the poor of the people, that they shall be trodden under the feet of the nations.

The moment of keffiyeh that President Prabowo wore became one of the most prominent parts in the celebration of a century of Gontor travel.

In the midst of the 100-year anniversary of that trend, the Palestinian support was not only shown through the call from the stage. Let's hear it, ladies and gentlemen, the niche that the Palestinian ambassador gave us, until the President's message to the young generation became part of the atmosphere of the show.

The President is attaching concern for the suffering of the Palestinian people to the importance of building strong Indonesia through education, from learning sincerity, as well as the contribution of youth to the nation.

Gontor's one century celebration has finally become a moment of reliving the long journey of education, but it's also a space to convey a message about global concerns and the importance of strengthening nations from within.