Reveal Kids Under Fire in Gaza
Sep 20, 2025
Dr. Mimi Syed, a board-certified emergency physician, shares harrowing experiences from her volunteer work in Gaza, treating numerous children with severe injuries. Najeeb Amini provides gripping on-the-ground narration, highlighting the urgent need for humanitarian response. Journalist Josh Rushing discusses the legal implications of U.S. policies and the Leahy Law in relation to Israel's actions. Together, they address the systematic targeting of children and the doctors' efforts to bring their shocking findings to international policymakers.
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Professional Pushback And Public Skepticism
- Public skepticism and online criticism followed the doctors' op-ed, with some physicians denying evidence like CT scans showing retained bullets.
- Mimi described feeling betrayed when medical peers dismissed clinicians' first-hand evidence from Gaza.
Return Trip Documents Widespread Malnutrition
- On her second trip, Dr. Syed shifted from trauma to documenting severe malnutrition and cachexia across Gaza's hospitals.
- She recorded audio diaries and photographed patients showing temporal wasting like Holocaust-era images.
Capitol Hill Meetings Yield Little Action
- Mimi and Feroz lobbied on Capitol Hill presenting photos like Mira's CT to congressional staff but received only promises to pass along information.
- They found skepticism persisted and left without assurances of policy change from U.S. lawmakers.