This May, the Palestine Center cordially invites you to attend our annual Hisham Sharabi Memorial Lecture. This event honors the life and legacy of the late Professor Hisham Sharabi, the founder of The Jerusalem Fund and Palestine Center. This year, we are honored to have Bassam Haddad, Associate Professor at the Schar School of Policy … Read more
In an online virtual delivery of the Hisham Sharabi Memorial Lecture, Dr. Hatem Bazian will chart the shift in American public opinion around Palestine. This shift is the result of an accumulative process that took shape during the 1980s and early 90s, and finds context in several successful national and transnational movements.
Ambassador Clovis Maksoud discusses the life and work of Hisham Sharabi, his dedication to precision, and also addresses how he believes Sharabi would view the current state of the question of Palestine and the broader Middle East today.
Dr. Walt addresses the pressure on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East from the Israel lobby and the real and perceived effects it has had on decisions throughout the current and past presidential administrations.
Hisham B. Sharabi, Ph.D. 1927 2005 On January 13, 2005, the international community lost a leading Arab and Palestinian intellectual and activist. Dr. Hisham Sharabi died in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday evening. He was 78 years old. Born in Jaffa, Palestine, Dr. Sharabi’s political activism started at an early age. In 1947, Dr. Sharabi graduated … Read more
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