Palestinian refugees call for third intifada during deadly clashes at Israel-Lebanon border ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor by Nicholas Blanford - May 15, 2011 - 12:00am At least six people were killed and scores wounded Sunday when Israeli troops opened fire on a massive crowd of Palestinian refugees who gathered on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel to demand a return to the homes they were forced to leave 63 years ago. Another four Palestinians were reportedly killed when they infiltrated the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria during another demonstration to mark the anniversary of the "nakba," or "catastrophe," as many Palestinians call the day Israel was founded in 1948. » Read more

Palestinian president calls for 3 days of mourning for 15 dead in marches on Israeli borders ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press May 16, 2011 - 12:00am Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday declared three days of mourning for 15 people killed in mass marches toward multiple Israeli borders that marked a stunning new tactic in the struggle for Palestinian statehood. Sunday’s marches, on the date Palestinians mourn their uprooting as a result of Israel’s 1948 creation, illustrated Arab dissatisfaction with the deadlocked efforts to establish a Palestinian state. The unprecedented tactic also reflected an Arab world emboldened by the anti-government protests sweeping the Middle East this year. » Read more

Syrian Border Violence May Hold Message for Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Anthony Shadid - May 15, 2011 - 12:00am For 37 years the border between Israel and Syria, still technically at war, has proven as quiet as any of the Arab-Israeli frontiers silenced by peace agreements. On Sunday, it was not, and the tumult on the Golan Heights could augur a new phase of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and the web of international relations he is navigating. » Read more

Israeli Troops Fire as Marchers Breach Borders ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Ethan Bronner - May 15, 2011 - 12:00am Israel’s borders erupted in deadly clashes on Sunday as thousands of Palestinians — marching from Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank — confronted Israeli troops to mark the anniversary of Israel’s creation. More than a dozen people were reported killed and scores injured. » Read more