'Genocide doesn't happen because everyone says it was a genocide'

Haaretz19 October 2026, 09:56 UTCPalestine

Palestinian American analyst Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib lost 33 relatives in Gaza. He blames Hamas for his homeland's ruin, rejects accusations of genocide and has little patience for the Western left speaking in his name

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