Azmi Bishara ( listen ( help · info ) Arabic : عزمي بشارة listen ( help · info ) , Hebrew : עזמי בשארה listen ( help · info ) , born 22 July 1956 in Nazareth , Israel ) , a former member of the Knesset , the Israeli parliament and founder of the Balad Party , is a Palestinian intellectual , academic , politician , and writer .
Azmi Bishara ( Arabic : عزمي بشارة , Hebrew : עזמי בשארה , born July 22 , 1956 ) , was an Arab Israeli politician .