r/JewsOfConscience • u/TrackerOneA Jewish Anti-Zionist • Sep 10 '26
AMA Zach Woods promotes "American Doctor," a new documentary about the Gaza genocide - featuring trauma surgeon Feroze Sidhwa, one of 3 doctors profiled in the film. /r/JewsOfConscience is hosting Dr. Sidhwa for an AMA on πππ©π. ππ @π§π¨π¨π§ πππ.
Hi everyone,
/r/JewsOfConscience is excited to announce an upcoming AMA with Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, an American trauma and critical care surgeon who did humanitarian work in Gaza during the ongoing genocide. He has also volunteered in Ukraine, Haiti, Zimbabwe, and Burkini Faso.
On Democracy Now! he has explained his reasons for being motivated to do humanitarian work in Gaza:
I don't have any ethnic or religious connection to the Middle East. My family is from a small minority in India and Pakistan, but I grew up in the United States. I was born here. I'm an American. And the United States is intimately involved in what's going on. We provide all of - almost all of the weapons, all of the funding, the diplomatic support at the U.N., stopping other countries from solving this issue, which is pretty easily solved.
And I don't think Americans want to be doing that. I think that's why most of this is hidden from them. So I knew that by going there, I could, number one, provide medical care because I'm a trauma surgeon, so that's what I'm good at doing. But I could also bear witness. And then I could come back and, and try to tell people what was going on.
To that end, Dr. Sidhwa has testified at the United Nations to what he saw during the genocide:
During his time in Gaza, Dr. Sidhwa was working in a hospital unit that was targeted by an Israeli airstrike which killed his 16-year-old patient, Ibrahim.
Dr. Sidhwa's media appearances:
Democracy Now! - "American Doctor": New Film Follows U.S. Doctors to Gaza as Israel Bombs Hospitals
Hasanabi - Talking to Gaza Doctors About the Future of US Politics
Pod Save The World - American Surgeon Shares His Harrowing Experiences Working in Gaza
We're honored to host Dr. Sidhwa for this AMA.
If you cannot make it on the day-of, feel free to leave your questions here in advance.
Hope to see you all there. Thanks!
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u/TazManiac7 Common sense is not so common Sep 10 '26
OK Zack Woods just became one of my favourite famous people!
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u/bobthehills Non-Jewish Ally Sep 10 '26
I wondered why I didnβt see him in more shows and movies.
Now I know.
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u/AlienKinkVR Agnostic anti-Zionist Jew Sep 10 '26
I feel like I am off my meds every time it happens where a comedian is the one speaking with earnest sincerity about the horrors. Of all of the large platforms getting flashbanged by my funny skits and characters man with the content I expect from my angry politics people.
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u/Nice__Spice Non-Jewish Ally Sep 10 '26
saw the movie. Met 2 of the doctors and director out in Oakland.
Fantastic movie and genuine people who really care about conveying the reality on the ground.
Go watch it.
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u/Pangea_Ultima Sep 10 '26
Amazing ππΌ
What theater in Oakland? Iβm only seeing showings in Berkeley and SF.
Thanks!!! ππΌ
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u/TrackerOneA Jewish Anti-Zionist Sep 10 '26 edited Sep 10 '26
An AMA stands for 'Ask Me Anything' - a Q&A between the guest and the subreddit.
Hi everyone,
/r/JewsOfConscience is excited to announce an upcoming AMA with Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, an American trauma and critical care surgeon who did humanitarian work in Gaza during the ongoing genocide. He has also volunteered in Ukraine, Haiti, Zimbabwe, and Burkini Faso.
On Democracy Now! he has explained his reasons for being motivated to do humanitarian work in Gaza:
I don't have any ethnic or religious connection to the Middle East. My family is from a small minority in India and Pakistan, but I grew up in the United States. I was born here. I'm an American. And the United States is intimately involved in what's going on. We provide all of - almost all of the weapons, all of the funding, the diplomatic support at the U.N., stopping other countries from solving this issue, which is pretty easily solved.
And I don't think Americans want to be doing that. I think that's why most of this is hidden from them. So I knew that by going there, I could, number one, provide medical care because I'm a trauma surgeon, so that's what I'm good at doing. But I could also bear witness. And then I could come back and, and try to tell people what was going on.
To that end, Dr. Sidhwa has testified at the United Nations to what he saw during the genocide:
During his time in Gaza, Dr. Sidhwa was working in a hospital unit that was targeted by an Israeli airstrike which killed his 16-year-old patient, Ibrahim.
Dr. Sidhwa's media appearances:
Democracy Now! - "American Doctor": New Film Follows U.S. Doctors to Gaza as Israel Bombs Hospitals
Hasanabi - Talking to Gaza Doctors About the Future of US Politics
Pod Save The World - American Surgeon Shares His Harrowing Experiences Working in Gaza
We're honored to host Dr. Sidhwa for this AMA.
If you cannot make it on the day-of, feel free to leave your questions here in advance.
Hope to see you all there. Thanks!
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u/CommonConscious5295 Sep 10 '26
Well Zach is awesome, we can all agree on that. I wish the rest of the Office cast would follow suit.
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u/Economy-Operation173 Sep 10 '26
the part where hes like 'im just an american who saw where our money goes' hits different. like weve built this whole system where the funding is public record but the outcomes are classified as 'complex' or 'context needed' lol. dude had to scrub into an active genocide to get footage bc cnn cant be bothered, thats not a bug its the feature
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u/TrackerOneA Jewish Anti-Zionist Sep 10 '26
That could be a basis for a good question! Like, 'how much did you know before versus on-the-ground and afterwards?'
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u/YourEnviousEnemy Muslim Sep 10 '26
This guy fucks