Panel discussion at University of Pretoria marks International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
On 2 December 2008 the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Pretoria collaborated with the South African Department of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Palestine to commemorate International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
A diverse panel of high-profile experts on the Palestinian issue was invited to share their views at the University of Pretoria with an audience that included representatives of government, the diplomatic corps, media, academia and civil society.
The discussion was moderated by the Dean of Humanities at the University of Pretoria. The speakers included the Senior Advisor to the Fatah Commission on Foreign Relations, a former South African Minister of Intelligence, the Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Rhodes University and the University of Johannesburg, and a representative from the South African Broadcasting Corporation.