Palestine

​The Palestinian National Project in the Current International/Arab Context
​​​Public lecture delivered at the Fourth Annual Palestine Forum, jointly organized by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Institute for Palestine Studies, held from 24 to 26 January 2026.
Azmi Bishara: The Arab states must take steps to make Gaza livable without waiting for permission from those who want to ethnically cleanse it

In a new interview, Azmi Bishara warns Arab states must lead Gaza’s reconstruction without waiting for permission from the likes of Donald Trump and Israel
Moral Matters in Hard Times
Besides political and ideological conflicts, the savagery of war and mass killing inspires several existential reflections.
10 Years After The Plot.. Azmi Bishara is Exiled Yet So Close!
The physical exclusion of Bishara from Palestine did not diminish his intellectual and political impact on the arena that he was forced to leave on the 23rd of March 2007.
Bishara'sThoughts are Home and Alive!
Bishara's ideas are alive and well in the minds and consciousness of people, and they still have a great impact on their political activity. It may be true that Bishara has been exiled, but no one can exile his ideas.
Palestinians, Terrorism... and Facebook
Only the Occupation cannot tell the difference between occupation and resistance. I am astonished by Arabs who support Israel against Hamas. I am astonished by those who think the number of terrorists is too small, and so decide to add Hamas to them.
The Palestinian National Project: Notes on the Future
The struggle in Palestine, call it an intifada, an uprising or anything else appropriate, hurts Israel and her plans in many ways, and it should be expected to continue, given the continuation of settlement and appropriation of Jerusalem.
The Palestinian National Project: History and the Present Crisis

Dr. Azmi Bishara
On Democracy and Palestine
A long time has passed since Palestine was occupied. But one of the leading causes of the failure to resolve this just cause, even as other peoples managed to free themselves of colonialism, is the overlap with what I termed in my 2007 book "the Arab Question" and "the Jewish Question" in our region and in the West respectively.
On Recognising Israel as a Jewish State
Lately, Israeli officials have been reiterating the demand that the Palestinian National Authority recognise Israel as a Jewish state or as a state for the Jewish people. This is a significant notch up from the Israeli demand in the pre-Oslo period that the PLO "recognise Israel and renounce terrorism" as a precondition for talks. 
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