DeepSummary
The episode features an interview with Dr. Mohammed Subay, an emergency physician who recently returned from a five-week medical mission in Rafah, Gaza. He discusses the horrific injuries and traumas he witnessed, particularly among children, caused by Israeli missile strikes, drone attacks, and gunfire. Subay describes having to triage dozens of critically wounded patients during frequent 'mass casualty incidents' amid a lack of adequate medical resources due to the systematic targeting and destruction of Gaza's healthcare infrastructure by Israeli forces.
Subay recounts disturbing cases of children being shot or witnessing their parents killed in front of them, as well as the immense psychological trauma inflicted on the population, especially children. He expresses frustration at being unable to save lives due to the lack of essential medical supplies that were blocked from entering Gaza. Subay also criticizes the double standards in media coverage, which highlighted the recent deaths of international aid workers but largely ignored the ongoing massacre of Palestinian civilians.
As a Palestinian-American, Subay reflects on how the current events in Gaza represent a pivotal moment for Palestinians, as more people globally are becoming aware of the reality on the ground and challenging long-held narratives that have served to dehumanize and oppress the Palestinian people. He hopes this awareness will prevent further atrocities and lead to a recognition of shared humanity.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Dr. Mohammed Subay, an American emergency physician, witnessed horrific injuries and trauma, especially among children, during a recent medical mission in Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli military assault.
- The Israeli forces systematically targeted and destroyed much of Gaza's healthcare infrastructure, leading to a lack of essential medical supplies and making it extremely difficult to properly treat patients.
- Subay recounts disturbing cases of children being shot, witnessing family members killed, and suffering immense psychological trauma from the violence and constant threat of attack.
- He expresses frustration at being unable to save lives due to the blocked entry of critical medical equipment and supplies into Gaza.
- Subay criticizes the double standards in media coverage that highlighted the recent deaths of international aid workers while largely ignoring the ongoing massacre of Palestinian civilians.
- As a Palestinian-American, he hopes the increasing global awareness of the reality in Gaza will challenge long-held narratives that have enabled the oppression and dehumanization of Palestinians.
- The scale and brutality of the atrocities witnessed by Subay and other humanitarian workers in Gaza were unprecedented, even for those who had worked in other conflict zones.
- The episode highlights the urgent need for accountability, access to healthcare, and recognition of the shared humanity of Palestinians to prevent further suffering and atrocities.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “I think it's really sad for me when I saw the amount of headlines and coverage on the targeting of these humanitarian aid workers, when you had almost 200 other aid workers killed in the span of the past six months, and you had 30 plus thousand Palestinians who were killed deliberately over the past six months, and that's not accounting for the additional probably 10,000 plus that are under the rubble and the tens of thousands who died as a result of no access to appropriate medical care for other things like strokes and heart attacks. Right. Things that people will die from if they don't get adequate care. It just highlighted for me kind of the double standard that we're seeing.“ by Mohammed Subay
- “You proceed to dehumanize the other human being to the point where you'll allow yourself to do anything to them. I think it's really sad for me when I saw the amount of headlines and coverage on the targeting of these humanitarian aid workers, when you had almost 200 other aid workers killed in the span of the past six months, and you had 30 plus thousand Palestinians who were killed deliberately over the past six months, and that's not accounting for the additional probably 10,000 plus that are under the rubble and the tens of thousands who died as a result of no access to appropriate medical care for other things like strokes and heart attacks.“ by Mohammed Subay
- “This is like multiple layers of atrocities that are inflicted on this population that I myself never witnessed. And I know folks, colleagues who are working with me at the field hospital had just returned from Ukraine and other conflict areas had never witnessed in their entire careers, many of whom have been working in the humanitarian space for decades. But, yeah, it's definitely not something you expect to see ever, as a physician, nor should we really see this, especially in 2024.“ by Mohammed Subay
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The Intercept
4/17/24
The war in Gaza has been among the deadliest for civilians, including children, of any war in the 21st century. After spending five weeks volunteering and administering at a field hospital in Rafah, Mohammad Subeh, an American doctor, describes what he saw to Intercepted co-hosts Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain. Subeh spent weeks treating wounded Palestinian children, many of them orphaned by Israeli attacks. He also described treating those who survived the aftermath of “mass casualty incidents” in which dozens of civilians were killed or wounded; many of these attacks appeared deliberately targeted at civilians, Subeh says, rather than “indiscriminate.” As the Strip reels from the consequences of a breakdown of public health infrastructure following the destruction of most Gazan hospitals, Subeh says that ordinary civilians are paying a gruesome price for Israel's military assault.
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