Spurred by the Arab revolutions, Palestinians marked Nakba Day this year with unprecedented scenes of protest, within and without occupied Palestine, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

In an act imbued with symbolism, Israel shot dead 11 unarmed protesters, most of them Palestinian refugees, this week when they gathered at the southern border of Lebanon to commemorate the Nakba of 1948, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut

So said a Holocaust survivor and anti-apartheid activist about his trip to Jackson, Mississippi in 1961. The same impulse inspires BDS activists from all walks of life today, says Eric Walberg

The real test of the reconciliation agreement struck between Fatah and Hamas is just around the corner as nitty-gritty issues get worked out, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Dina Ezzat profiles the man who in a matter of weeks restored the reputation of Egyptian diplomacy and who will now head the Arab League

Anayat Durrani interviews jazz musician extraordinaire Gilad Atzmon, discovering a secret weapon that Palestinians have in their struggle for freedom

Syria has prevented a UN humanitarian mission from entering Daraa and may also bar a committee from the UN Human Rights Council, leading to further negative consequences for the regime, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Turkish government support for the Syrian president suggests it is more worried by irrelevance than unpopularity, says Gareth Jenkins

The governments of northern and southern Sudan should keep a cool head over Kordofan, counsels Gamal Nkrumah

Amid yet more reports of a deal to end the unrest, many Yemenis argue what they really need is a new revolution, says Nasser Arrabyee

There is a small window for Gaddafi to retrieve an impossible Libyan predicament, registers Gamal Nkrumah

The constellation of forces in the Arab world is poised to change radically, notes Rashid Abul-Samh

British media expert Gareth Price talked to Mourad Teyeb recently on the freedom of the media in post-revolutionary Tunisia and Egypt, comparing it to Eastern Europe after 1989