The complexity of Palestine's cause, reality on the ground, and overlap with other issues require emphasis on democracy as a central value in the struggle for justice, argues Dr. Bishara
Liberalism is about defending freedoms, citizens' rights and democratic norms, but Arab so-called liberals, many of whom apologists for dictatorial regimes, are in fact illiberal, argues Dr Azmi
It might have sounded odd when Russian President Putin praised xenophobic US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, but the two men have a similar worldview, says Dr Azmi Bishara.
The West is springing into action on Syria, but only to tackle the 'threats' of refugees and terrorism, not Assad's regime, the root-cause of the tragedy, argues Dr Azmi Bishara.
Parties and individuals that call themselves leftist but support dictatorship, genocide and inherited privileges at the expense of democracy and freedom abuse the term, argues Dr. Azmi Bishara.
Comment: All approaches to military intervention in Syria have failed to tackle either the regime or IS - a political solution that addresses Syrians' grievances is needed, argues Azmi Bishara.
Comment: In the second of his two-part series on the state of the Palestinian national liberation project, Azmi Bishara tackles challenges and presents his observations to help guide its future.
Comment: In the first of a two-part series on the state of the Palestinian national project for liberation, Azmi Bishara examines the causes of the current crisis of Palestinian self-determination.
Analysis: Israeli politicians from both the left and the right have railed against Palestinian members of the Knesset for supporting Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque in the face of repeated Israeli assaults.
Comment: The wave of Syrian refugees sweeping across the Middle East and Europe begins and ends in Syria, where Assad and IS are engaged in ethnic cleansing, says Azmi Bishara