Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib is a Palestinian-American peace advocate who grew up in Gaza City, which he left in 2005 as a teenage exchange student. He writes extensively on Gaza’s political and humanitarian affairs. He is an outspoken critic of Hamas and Israel’s war on Gaza and promotes coexistence and peace between Palestinians and Israelis. His writing has been published in American and Israeli outlets, and his opinions and comments have been featured in the international press.