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In this moving episode of Save The Olive Tree, I speak with Dr. Nacera Belala, a doctor and humanitarian who is the Medical Director of Gaza Kinder Relief, about the urgent mission to evacuate injured children from Gaza and secure lifesaving medical care for them abroad.

Dr. Belala sheds light on:

1. A little bit about her background.

2. What is Gaza Kinder Relief and what does it aim to do.

3. What are the challenges you face from...

Nurse Lana, a courageous American nurse who volunteered on two medical missions to Palestine in Gaza, describes what she witnessed firsthand in the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.

Lana shares harrowing stories from inside Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals—of wounded children, amputations without anesthesia, and the resilience of a people under siege.

We discuss:

- The humanitarian crisis and war crimes unfolding in Gaza.

- ...

Palestine - The Gaza Genocide, Iran's influence in the region, Western Media Complicity and how Assal Rad's fixes their headlines.

In this episode of Save the Olive Tree, we sit down with renowned Middle East expert Assal Rad to explore the unfolding genocide in Gaza, the role of Iran in regional resistance, and how Western media distorts headlines to favor the Israeli narrative.

🔍 From misleading terminology like “conflict”...

Journalist and Author Azad Essa uncovers the hidden alliance between India and Israel—and how this partnership is shaping global politics, surveillance, and the expansion of authoritarian regimes. He discussed how Zionism and Hindutva are linked ideologically and dives deep into the occupation of Palestine and drawing eye-opening parallels with the occupation of Kashmir.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

03:15 - The Two Partitions

12:08 ...

In this Episode, Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Mimi Syed describes what she witnessed on her 2 trips to Gaza. She describes details of the genocide in Gaza that's been occurring over the last 20 months, the state of the hospitals in Gaza, the types of injuries she saw. She also discusses free speech implications in the United States and how we must stand up, speak up and protect our children otherwise we have failed as a hum...

In this Episode, Zachary Foster discusses the history of events in Palestine starting from The First Intifada in 1987, the Oslo accords of the 90s and discussing the second Intifada in the early 2000s. Zach demonstrates his excellent scholarship discussing key issues that shaped events on the ground during this historic time and helps us understand what is happening in Palestine today.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:40 - Work-genoc...

In this Episode, Elijah and I have a casual conversation discussing the State of Affairs on Palestine both domestically and abroad. This builds off our initial conversation in Episode 10 which was a more detailed interview of Elijah.

Chapters:

00:00 - Elijah's updates

02:00 - Leahy case

05:15 - Discussing Mohsin Mahdawi

08:08 - Gaza updates

13:31 - Liberation within US political system

20:00 - Current ICJ case against Israel

21...

In this Episode, Yara and I discuss social media advocacy for Palestine. Yara tells us about her background as a Palestinian, how she started speaking up for Palestine online and what challenges she's faced as a result.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

02:55 - Yara's background

04:26 - Did not start on Oct 7th

05:42 - The PR battle

10:05 - Short form vs. Long form content

13:05 - Advice to people wanting to make a difference

15:20 -...

In this Episode, Professor Zachary Foster and I discuss the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine that took place starting in 1948 and has continued till the present day. We discussed the events that led up to the creation of the state of Israel and the subsequent expulsion of nearly 800,000 Palestinians from their villages and towns in an event that became known as the Nakba (Catastrophe).

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

03:35 - False narrat...

In this Episode, Gazan filmmaker Nour Lulu shares her experiences living in Gaza before the genocide, surviving the genocide and how she uses documentary filmmaking to share the stories of Gaza to the outside world.

Chapters:00:00 - Introduction03:18 - Nour's background and upbringing08:22 - Life before genocide11:32 - Coping with genocide15:40 - Nour's filmmaking journey22:45 - Nour's hope for the future30:00 - Conc...

In this Episode, Eman Alhaj Ali discusses her life and upbringing in Gaza, her struggles enduring this horrific genocide and how her dreams of being a storyteller were turned to ashes as a result of Israel's horrific bombing of the Gaza strip for the last 16 months. Eman's voice, like many other Gazans needs to be amplified and shared around the world until her people are fully liberated.

Chapters:00:00 - Introduction

02:45 - Eman's ...

In this Episode, I discuss the vision to liberate Palestine with Dr. Ramzy Baroud. We discuss Dr. Ramzy's Palestinian background, his vision for liberation, decolonizing our language, understanding Palestinian resistance, the role of Arab governments currently and what next steps we see after this ceasefire.

Chapters:00:00 - Introduction

01:48 - Dr. Ramzy's Palestinian background

06:20 - Who will liberate Palestine?

14:48 - How...

In this Episode, Hanan Sahmoud discusses her story living as a Palestinian under occupation, detailing how Israel operates in the Occupied Territories, how Palestinians travel under occupation and a detailed understanding of the Apartheid system and its illegalities under international law.We also discuss how Palestinian citizens of Israel are treated within Israeli borders, a brief discussion of the cases against Israel in interna...

In this Episode, Zarefah Baroud and I discuss the realities of Zionist occupation of Palestine, the Palestinian Prisoner's situation, Palestinian resistance and resilience, Israel's targeted murders of Palestinian journalists and the US's open funding of this genocide in Gaza. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:05 - Zarefah's Palestinian roots 04:45 - Understanding the Occupation of Palestine 09:11 - Talking about t...

In this Episode, Maura Finkelstein and I discuss whether free speech and academic freedom truly exist on college campuses given the recent crackdown on pro Palestinian solidarity. Many college campuses are heavily funded by Zionist donors who do not want the truth about Palestine shared with the masses. Professor Maura Finkelstein is a Jewish professor who was targeted for this very thing by her institution and fired in her role as...

In this Episode, Dr. Zachary Foster discusses his PhD thesis titled "The Invention of Palestine" looking back at the history of Palestine as well as the Jewish people. We discuss who has rights to the land, whether Jewish people are indigenous to the land, the history of Zionism and how that affects the reality on the ground today. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:50 - Zach's evolution from Pro Israel to Pro Palestine 10:55 - Z...

In this Episode of the Save The Olive Tree Podcast, I discuss the fall of Bashar Al Assad in Syria and the freeing of their people, the Amnesty International report on Israel committing genocide in Gaza and some final thoughts on the Podcast as this is my last episode of the year.

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In this episode of the Save The Olive Tree Podcast, I have the honor of talking with Professor Ramsey Hanhan. Ramsey Hanhan is a Palestinian Christian who was born and raised under occupation the West Bank and speaks about his experience in his autobiographical debut “fugitive dreams”. This book outlines and chronicles his experience as a Palestinian living under occupation and what he went through on a day-to-day basis. It is a re...

In this episode of the Save The Olive Tree podcast, I talk with Dr. Mohamed Ghilan who joins me all the way from Melbourne. Dr. Ghilan is a medical doctor and a teacher of Islamic sciences. We discuss the spiritual aspects of this genocide, October 7, the Palestinian resistance, the role of the Muslims all around the world and much more. We discuss: 1. How he is trying to live a semblance of a normal life whilst witnessing a live ...