‘American Doctor’ highlights story of Chicago physician fighting for Palestinians in Gaza and back home

As the father of two young daughters, Dr. Thaer Ahmad sees his own children when he treats Palestinians wounded in the Israel-Hamas war. “I’m a Palestinian who wants to see babies that look like my babies not be killed anymore,” he says in the new documentary, “American Doctor,” which opens this week in Chicago. The fi

The director of American Doctor and two physicians in the film discuss the challenges of treating Gaza's wounded civilians and why they believe the world must see what is happening there.