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Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on Gaza Casualties, Starvation and Political Bias
2 hour 12 minutes Posted May 8, 2026 at 4:38 pm.
Intro and Twitter fights
Mearsheimer, October 7, and “good faith” arguments
Trump, Epstein, and blackmail claims
The Israel Lobby and the Iraq War debate
Germany comparisons and collective punishment
Netanyahu, “Amalek,” and genocide accusations
Dead children, crossfire, and moral responsibility
Gaza aid shootings and casualty reporting
The Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion controversy
Rashid Khalidi, sources, and historical credibility
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Noam Dworman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by return-guest, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, for a wide-ranging debate about truth, propaganda, evidence, starvation and the Israel-Gaza war. The conversation focuses on John Mearsheimer’s claims about October 7, whether public intellectuals should lose credibility when they make unsupported accusations, disputed casualty reporting in Gaza and the role political bias plays in shaping what people choose to believe.
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is a general, trauma, and critical care surgeon in California. He is also a humanitarian surgeon, having worked most extensively in Palestine, but also in Ukraine, Haiti, Zimbabwe, and Burkina Faso. He has written and spoken extensively about surgical humanitarian work, the United States’ role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the political consequences of medical relief work.
Twitter/X @FerozeSidhwa
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