More than 30 people marched through Burlington Tuesday to protest Israeli air strikes against Hamas and other Palestinians in Gaza.

The group gathered at the Main Street Landing before demonstrating in front of offices for each of Vermont's three congressional representatives: Rep. Peter Welch, Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Protesters said they want the United States to stop giving foreign aid to Israel. 

"There's one big bad side and there's one victim in the situation," said Burlington's Ashley Smith.

"Israel is the reason of all problems in the Middle East," said Wafic Faour, another protester.

However, University of Vermont's director of Middle East Studies, Prof. Gregory Gause, PhD., said the issue is not clear cut.  Gause said he is neither pro-Palestinian nor pro-Israeli, and provided Fox 44 Local News with some insight on the situation.

"The Israelis are out to prove that there's a price to pay for hitting Israel," Gause said in referencing the rockets Hamas fired at Israeli cities for days before Israel retaliated.  "Most Americans would probably think that if there were rockets being fired into Vermont from Canada, we'd have the right to respond to that."

Despite what some consider a disproportionate response, Gause said the likely end result will be an outcome without winners or losers.

"My guess is that you get back to that status quo ante," he said.  "Not much changes."