◾20 Oct 1999 Nelson Mandela visit to the Shati refugee camp in Gaza. Posters bearing Mandela’s image dotted walls throughout Gaz

◾20 Oct 1999 Nelson Mandela visit to the Shati refugee camp in Gaza. Posters bearing Mandela’s image dotted walls throughout Gaza, and banners welcomed the former president of South Africa. On each stop Mandela was accompanied by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat who the Nobel Peace Prize laureate describes as his “old friend.“ ◾Speaking in Gaza and earlier in Israel, Mandela spelled out his formula for solving the decade-old Israeli-Arab conflict: - In Israel I stressed three fundamental principals. I said it is no use for Israel to talk of peace if they still hold Arab territories which they conquered during the Six-Day War in 1967... - Choose peace rather than confrontation. Except in cases where we cannot get, where we cannot proceed, or we cannot move forward. Then if the only alternative is violent, we will use violence. ◾These statements were returned by thunderous applause from the Palestinian legislative assembly. ◾Follow: Source: Juan Sinmiedo/Fearless John/Ukraine exposed. [id342915501|@Youblacksoul]