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Yahya Sinwar was an uncompromising extremist, a violent ideologue who once told an Israeli interrogator that even 100,000 dead Palestinian civilians would not be too many if it meant meeting his long-standing political goal of eliminating the state of Israel.

Biden administration officials are celebrating the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at the hands of Israel Defense Forces as a triumph of justice over evil, but also as a key opportunity to settle the war in Gaza by relaunching negotiations aimed at securing a cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages in the enclave.

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, who grew up in Gaza, joins us one year after the Israel-Hamas war began.

"I saw how [Hamas] manipulated the social fabric of society."

Alkhatib adds: "Even with the brain washing, there are Palestinians who want something else, want a different way.

The “pro-Palestine” movement’s response to the October 7 massacre by Hamas was marked by strategic missteps and a lack of empathy for Israeli victims.

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib has emerged as a voice of unique clarity in the zero-sum debate over Israel-Palestine.

The group has abused hostages and Palestinians in its efforts to maintain control of Gaza and wage an insurgent war.

As protests continue to sweep across the nation, leading to more than 2,000 arrests, reporter Lilia Luciano explores how the language used in campus demonstrations is fueling strife and complicating the dynamics of these movements.

Born and raised in Gaza and now living in the U.S., Middle East analyst Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib has lost 31 family members since Oct 7, in multiple airstrikes throughout the Gaza Strip. Alkhatib is angry and grieving. But he’s also challenging the narrow narratives on college campuses and in the streets and taking heat for fact-checking Hamas—which was voted in years ago by less than half of today’s Gaza population—as he vows to work with all sides in forging a new path forward.