‘Under-proportionate’? Israeli analyst clashes with Palestinians over Gaza war

Three years after October 7, Martin Sherman, head of the Israel Institute of Strategic Studies, joins Palestinian journalist and peace activist Rami Aman and Gaza-born journalist Shadi Abdelrahman for a heated debate over Israel’s war in Gaza.

Sherman calls Israel’s response ‘under-proportionate.’ Aman describes Hamas’s crackdown on his peace activism and argues that Palestinian civilians are paying the price for both sides. Abdelrahman challenges Sherman over civilian deaths and questions what a ceasefire means while attacks continue.

The panel also debates Netanyahu’s responsibility for October 7, Palestinian displacement, Trump’s peace plan and whether new leadership could open a path to peace.