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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib is the head of Realign For Palestine, a project of the Atlantic Council, where he is a resident senior fellow. He is a Gaza native and a political analyst who writes extensively on strategic affairs in the Middle East.

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

Why Did Israel Kill My Family in Gaza and Destroy My Childhood Home? | OpinionWhy Did Israel Kill My Family in Gaza and Destroy My Childhood Home? | Opinion
Articles & Op-Eds
December 28, 2024

Why Did Israel Kill My Family in Gaza and Destroy My Childhood Home? | Opinion

What Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the WorldWhat Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the World
Articles & Op-Eds
February 6, 2025

What Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the World

What Trump Should Know About Gaza When He Meets With NetanyahuWhat Trump Should Know About Gaza When He Meets With Netanyahu
Articles & Op-Eds
February 4, 2025

What Trump Should Know About Gaza When He Meets With Netanyahu

What I’ve Heard From GazaWhat I’ve Heard From Gaza
Articles & Op-Eds
April 10, 2024

What I’ve Heard From Gaza

Think every Palestinian in Gaza is Hamas? This week’s protests prove you’re wrongThink every Palestinian in Gaza is Hamas? This week’s protests prove you’re wrong
Articles & Op-Eds
March 28, 2025

Think every Palestinian in Gaza is Hamas? This week’s protests prove you’re wrong

The Case for Palestinian PragmatismThe Case for Palestinian Pragmatism
Articles & Op-Eds
March 15, 2025

The Case for Palestinian Pragmatism

There Is No Real-Estate Solution for GazaThere Is No Real-Estate Solution for Gaza
Articles & Op-Eds
February 6, 2025

There Is No Real-Estate Solution for Gaza

Palestinians have no future under HamasPalestinians have no future under Hamas
Articles & Op-Eds
January 20, 2025

Palestinians have no future under Hamas

The Palestinian story I wish I could have told at the Democratic conventionThe Palestinian story I wish I could have told at the Democratic convention
Articles & Op-Eds
August 28, 2024

The Palestinian story I wish I could have told at the Democratic convention

Jimmy Carter's radical and courageous pragmatism offers a lesson for todayJimmy Carter's radical and courageous pragmatism offers a lesson for today
Articles & Op-Eds
January 5, 2025

Jimmy Carter's radical and courageous pragmatism offers a lesson for today

Listen to Gazan voices - they're telling you they want an end to the war, and to Hamas tyrannyListen to Gazan voices - they're telling you they want an end to the war, and to Hamas tyranny
Articles & Op-Eds
March 31, 2025

Listen to Gazan voices - they're telling you they want an end to the war, and to Hamas tyranny

Israel Killed My Family, but Not My HopeIsrael Killed My Family, but Not My Hope
Articles & Op-Eds
January 4, 2025

Israel Killed My Family, but Not My Hope

Israel Killed 31 of My Family Members in Gaza. The Pro-Palestine Movement Isn’t HelpingIsrael Killed 31 of My Family Members in Gaza. The Pro-Palestine Movement Isn’t Helping
Articles & Op-Eds
June 11, 2024

Israel Killed 31 of My Family Members in Gaza. The Pro-Palestine Movement Isn’t Helping

Hamas's Western Apologists Have Become Hamas Enthusiasts. As a Gazan, I'm Horrified | OpinionHamas's Western Apologists Have Become Hamas Enthusiasts. As a Gazan, I'm Horrified | Opinion
Articles & Op-Eds
December 5, 2024

Hamas's Western Apologists Have Become Hamas Enthusiasts. As a Gazan, I'm Horrified | Opinion

Don’t lose hope: Many Palestinians do want peaceDon’t lose hope: Many Palestinians do want peace
Articles & Op-Eds
January 7, 2025

Don’t lose hope: Many Palestinians do want peace

Gazans against Hamas defy fear and spark debate among Jewish alliesGazans against Hamas defy fear and spark debate among Jewish allies
Articles & Op-Eds
March 27, 2025

Gazans against Hamas defy fear and spark debate among Jewish allies

An Israeli airstrike just destroyed my family home in Gaza. I refuse to be consumed by hate and revengeAn Israeli airstrike just destroyed my family home in Gaza. I refuse to be consumed by hate and revenge
Articles & Op-Eds
October 20, 2024

An Israeli airstrike just destroyed my family home in Gaza. I refuse to be consumed by hate and revenge

Anger Over ‘No Other Land’ Reflects Dysfunction of Israeli-Palestinian ‘All or Nothing’ Divide | Guest ColumnAnger Over ‘No Other Land’ Reflects Dysfunction of Israeli-Palestinian ‘All or Nothing’ Divide | Guest Column
Articles & Op-Eds
March 4, 2025

Anger Over ‘No Other Land’ Reflects Dysfunction of Israeli-Palestinian ‘All or Nothing’ Divide | Guest Column

A plan for postwar Gaza: Reconstruction will fail unless these two challenges are addressedA plan for postwar Gaza: Reconstruction will fail unless these two challenges are addressed
Articles & Op-Eds
February 14, 2025

A plan for postwar Gaza: Reconstruction will fail unless these two challenges are addressed

A war hawk or a peace advocate?A war hawk or a peace advocate?
Commentary
July 2, 2025

A war hawk or a peace advocate?

Deadly hatred?Deadly hatred?
Commentary
June 30, 2025

Deadly hatred?

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