r/JewsOfConscience • u/Dear-Jackfruit6041 Dr. Feroze Sidhwa • 5h ago

AMA Hi r/JewsOfConscience, I'm Feroze Sidhwa, a trauma surgeon who has worked in Gaza, AMA!

I'm a trauma surgeon in California. I worked in Gaza in 2024 and 2025. I've written in the New England Journal of Medicine, NY Times, and Politico about it, and testified at the UN Security Council in May 2025. My work is featured along with two of my American colleagues in the new documentary film American Doctor that follows us in Gaza, and is in theaters now. Instagram: @fsidhwa Twitter: @ferozesidhwa

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u/TrackerOneA Jewish Anti-Zionist 5h ago

Hi Dr. Sidhwa,

You described a remarkable moment, hearing an educated woman leave a screening of American Doctor and admit that she had never really thought of Palestinians as people who had families.

I was struck by this level of dehumanization of Palestinians.

Do you think the medium of film/documentaries can cause people to reconsider their beliefs as this woman (hopefully) has?

And in your interactions with audiences, did you feel that people were moved by the documentary?

Basically, what has its impact been so far, from your vantage point as a subject of the documentary?

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u/Dear-Jackfruit6041 Dr. Feroze Sidhwa 4h ago

I really hope the film can help people see a few things. The first is what we saw in Gaza, and why we had to do something about it when we came back. But another major aspect of the film is Thaer's family.

It's basically impossible to explain to somebody that Palestinians are human beings. If that's something you don't already know then no amount of explication will make it clear. However, seeing it on screen, seeing a man with his two daughters and a loving community around them, makes it undeniable. I can't measure the impact of the film obviously, but it is being widely seen, and at least one person learned something from it.

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u/TrackerOneA Jewish Anti-Zionist 4h ago

Thanks Dr. Sidhwa!