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

Despite losing 32 members of his family in this war, Ahmed has become one of the most vocal Palestinian critics of Hamas in the West, bringing a rare nuance and undisputed humanity to debate that has been so lacking online and off. Jewish News isn’t in the business of bringing speakers to the UK, but this time it felt too important not to.

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An outspoken critic of Hamas has told a London audience that while he did not claim to speak on behalf of all Palestinians, he was confident thousands of Gazans were similarly critical, adding — “I see the seeds of transformation on social media”.

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I joined the Debate on France 24 (@F24Debate) to discuss the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel and its implications for Gaza, the region, "resistance" movements, the incoming Trump Administration, and impact on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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.