Doctors Document Gaza, Media Still Asks 'Both Sides?'
Reporting from The New Arab highlights 'The Mission,' a documentary capturing the excruciating healthcare crisis in Gaza. The film features Dr. Mohammed Tahir, an Iraqi surgeon operating amid constant bombardment. What this coverage, and most like it, skirts around is the deliberate starvation and systematic destruction of medical infrastructure, a well-documented tactic in conflicts, now
exacerbated by billions in U.S. military aid. While Dr. Tahir performs surgeries without proper equipment, Washington has continued to approve arms sales to Israel, including an emergency transfer of 2,000-pound bombs in December 2023 without congressional review. Critics ask how many doctors must film the horror before the 'world must see' translates into meaningful action beyond a polite request
for 'restraint' from Capitol Hill, where politicians like Senator Bob Menendez received $66,000 from AIPAC in 2022, and then consistently voted to rubber-stamp aid packages.