Nobel Peace Prize 1993-1994

1993

 Nelson Mandela
Born: 18 July 1918, Mvezo, South Africa
Residence: South Africa
Prize motivation: for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.

Role: President of South Africa after the end of Apartheid.

Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 “for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa".

They are almost  twenty one years since February 1990 when Nelson Mandela was released from prison and in the first page of the South African newspapers there was the image of his handshake with Frederik de Klerk. We must take into consideration these two great men for their courage and for their work for the peaceful resolution of the apartheid regime and also for creating of a new democratic South Africa.

"Dignified work is not only related to the right to survive but also to thrive and have a satisfactory life. This right must be accessible to all"

Mandela with this words wanted to say that the  dignified  work is founded on the search of personal dignity, in the presence of democracies that are working in favor of  achievement of economic growth that increases the opportunities  of productive jobs and enterprise development. In addition, the dignified  work supports that the purpose of wellbeing  is to eliminate poverty. So we must commit ourselves to make these things!

 Giovanna

1994

Yasser Arafat
Born: 24 August 1929, Cairo, Egypt

Died: 11 November 2004

Residence at the time of the award: Palestine

Prize motivation: "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East"

Role: President of the Palestinian National Authority, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO

Field: Negotiation

Shimon Peres

Born: 16 August 1923, Vishneva, Poland (now Belarus)

Residence at the time of the award: Israel

Prize motivation: "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East"

Role: Foreign Minister of Israel

Field: Negotiatio

Yitzhak Rabin
Born: 1 March 1922, Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel)
Died: 4 November 1995, Tel Aviv, Israel
Residence at the time of the award: Israel 
Prize motivation: "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East"
Role:Prime Minister of Israel
Field: Negotiation

In  1895 Alfred Nobel wrote that the Peace Prize could be awarded to the person who, in the preceding year << Shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations >>. 

On the basis of this statement The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1994  to Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres  and Yitzhak Rabin, for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East through a political act which demanded great courage by both the parts.
They have made a significant contribution to a historical process through which peace,  collaboration,  fraternity can replace war, hate and the many religious and cultural differences.
The situation in the Middle East

For many years , the conflict between Israel and its neighbors, and between Israelis and Palestinians, has been one of  the most irreconcilable and menacing in international politics. A battle that goes on the formation of the State of Israel that  was established at the end of World War II. The State was created with the intention to donate to the Jews, persecuted and exterminated by the Nazi madness, a homeland, so that the Jews wont be longer forced into the Diaspora.  But the new state has never been recognized by the Palestinians.  The differences between Israelis and Palestinians have always been prominent, not only the religious differences, but especially economic. This led to the particular dynamics in the frequent and incessant fighting, Israel is a rich country using a well-equipped and trained army, while the Palestine lashes out at him, his most fanatical suicide bombers.
Unfortunately, despite the hard work of these three major characters that were able to reach a short period of peace between their countries,  still today the Palestinian situation is not resolved.
Giulia