Save the Olive Tree

About Save the Olive Tree

On Hiatus currently.

Publisher

Save the Olive Tree

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jan 2024

Latest episode

10 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Feb 2026

   46. When Journalism Becomes Complicity: Media, Power and the Gaza Genocide With Ahlam Harvey

   What role has mainstream media played in enabling the genocide in Gaza? Ahlam Harvey, an emergency room RN and Palestinian human rights activist, joins us for a necessary and unflinching conversation about how major Western media outlets—particularly institutions like The New York Times—shape public perception, sanitize violence, and obscure reality through language, framing, and selective outrage. Drawing from Ahlam’s frontline experience as an ER nurse and her work advocating for Palestinian lives, we examine how narratives such as “self-defense,” passive voice reporting, and the erasure of historical context function to normalize mass civilian suffering. This is not a discussion about politics—it is about ethics, journalism, and whose lives are deemed worthy of grief. We unpack: 1. A bit about Ahlam's background as a Palestinian. 2. Discussing where we are with the current 'ceasefire' and conditions in Gaza. 3. Discussing the NYT and other mainstream news outlets and how they enabled the genocide to carry on. 4. Diving deeper into themes of settler colonialism with definitions and conceptual understanding. 5. Discussing how state sanctioned violence by the IDF is transferred here to state sanctioned violence by ICE as we are witnessing. Chapters: 0:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI) - Introduction 02:07 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=127s) - Ahlam's Palestinian background 06:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=362s) - The current supposed Ceasefire in Gaza 14:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=885s) - Mainstream media complicity in Genocide 24:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=1495s) - Passive Zionism 27:40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=1660s) - The Narrative 33:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=1980s) - Settler Colonialism 42:37 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=2557s) - Miko Peled's example of brainwashing 45:25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=2725s) - Actions of ICE killing Alex Pretti 53:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=3195s) - Conclusion This episode challenges listeners to move beyond headlines and ask harder questions about power, propaganda, and complicity. Truth matters. Language matters. And silence has consequences. Guest Intro: Ahlam Harvey is a Palestinian American Emergency Room Nurse. She has a Masters in International Relations and is an activist in the Boston Area. Links: Subscribe to the channel: @savetheolivetree Website: www.savetheolivetree.com Instagram:   / savetheolivetree   (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTE2Y1lWZ21CZlpxN0ZGbU1zWUlPZDVhNldIQXxBQ3Jtc0ttblByWXU1X0p1ZlV1dm1tOXB0RC1mZUhvN0pJeS13MFJydjBUYWIzT044a1B1U2p6LXg0enZKMnNtcVlzTEJsWkFvd25fN0ZiTE9vRVU5VGdRaGVZeF93a0pwMU5lZ0p3NE0tTURYc3VnTXBUZVlQYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsavetheolivetree%2F&v=aPKCm9L1RkI) TikTok:   / savetheolivetree   (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3VvY3U0eG1mTjkxOHBnZExHU2pLRmY5eXhxQXxBQ3Jtc0tubGpZNE9waVJEcG9BZXotZGdxUVZOYXlseTJrTWZvdGkxOFNvLVFzZnJSVDBzY0EwZlFNeC1SelNVdFFIVnpzSUJHMTJNV1dvbVI1bXlkandlS1pyYVU4dUJKR2ZraTktcUN2eEJzbjJJa01wYjhTYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40savetheolivetree&v=aPKCm9L1RkI) Support us: patreon.com/SaveTheOliveTree

2. 

   23 Jan 2026

   45. I Met Gazans In Cairo Who Escaped The Genocide - What They Told Me With Dr. Omar Akhter

   Dr. Omar Akhter shares his firsthand experience from a recent humanitarian trip to Cairo, Egypt, where he met with Palestinian families from Gaza who were forced to evacuate after the genocide began. During this trip he: Met with displaced Gazans living in Cairo Provided direct financial assistance to families in need Held a medical clinic for evacuated Palestinians Visited a Gazan orphanage and school Listened to powerful, firsthand testimonies of survival, loss, and resilience These are the stories rarely shown in Western media—voices of Palestinians who escaped Gaza but continue to live with the trauma of war, displacement, and injustice. This episode is not about politics—it is about human lives, medical ethics, and bearing witness. As a physician and humanitarian, he reflects on what he saw, the moral responsibility of the global community, and why telling these stories matters. 🎙️ Save the Olive Tree is a podcast dedicated to amplifying Palestinian voices, challenging misinformation, and documenting the lived reality of occupation, displacement, and genocide. 📌 Topics covered:Gaza genocide and forced displacementPalestinian refugees in EgyptHumanitarian aid in CairoMedical missions for PalestiniansOrphans and displaced children from GazaBearing witness as a physicianLife after evacuation from Gaza Chapters: 00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE) - Introduction 02:30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=150s) - Details about my trip 06:25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=385s) - Stories of Gazans in Cairo 18:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1100s) - The Resilience of Gazans 21:40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1300s) - My message to Gazans 23:58 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1438s) - Gazan connection to the land 29:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1785s) - Humanizing Palestinians 32:40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1960s) - Ways to support Gazans in Cairo 36:46 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=2206s) - Amplify Palestinian stories 38:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=2280s) - Conclusion of Podcast 38:54 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=2334s) - Highlights from my trip Guest Intro: Dr. Omar Akhter is a Pakistani-American Physician and host of the Save The Olive Tree Podcast. He is a humanitarian dedicated to improving the condition of the Palestinian people by assisting them financially, medically and speaking up for their liberation. Links: Subscribe to the channel: @savetheolivetree Website: www.savetheolivetree.com Instagram:   / savetheolivetree   (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazZtRUlYZXZib3F6V0dyMm0xc1JvSUtac0oyUXxBQ3Jtc0tsNW4xbDdreGRMX2dUUWtVaVowMlUtSWg1clMwZk44QTRvS0NSZDRfai1oMkVkb0JSTmpROGJ4eE1LQTFHQlZuOUhfay1GeXJhMmRPUXNGVERYeXpSNm5lTGVNRFYxT256ZC1lSHRBMVlsOVdsVzQyUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsavetheolivetree%2F&v=HKM_GVABQdE) TikTok:   / savetheolivetree   (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFdRbTRrMDhiaHFCUWluX3haUExGb2loMTMzd3xBQ3Jtc0tuT05vZFJEWUVWWHFVNmZCUmxiekJUYkozRFI3M0ZkanRwbTc0dVJBdldUeG45NzJCc1BkRENZSkdCUlhGcFk4X24zTUplOS1jdklTalk0VFFOdVVLcWZWS0prbVlUbElJRnlDNGVoOU8xRjMwZS1sNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40savetheolivetree&v=HKM_GVABQdE) Support us: patreon.com/SaveTheOliveTree 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes amplifying Palestinian voices and on-the-ground testimony. 👍 Like & share to help these stories reach a wider audience.

3. 

   24 Dec 2025

   44. How To Awaken The Muslim Ummah And Decolonize Palestine With Tasnim Al-Rifai

   In this Episode, we unpack what it truly means to decolonize Palestine—legally, historically, and psychologically. We explore how Zionism functions as a settler-colonial ideology, how international law has been manipulated to legitimize dispossession, and why the Palestinian struggle is fundamentally a human rights and decolonization struggle, not a religious or ethnic conflict. We discuss: – a bit about her personal background as a Palestinian. – her work as a human rights lawyer. – her work in decolonization and how we can take steps for decolonization of Palestine, both in terms of language and on the land. -- The Islamic angle of the Palestinian struggle. – Discussing the current cease-fire in Gaza and the situation that is still very very bad. – Discussing hopes for the future of Palestine and how we can try to get there collectively.Chapters: 00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo) - Introduction 04:30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=270s) - Her Palestinian background 11:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=665s) - Liberation as a decolonization effort 15:43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=943s) - South Africa comparison 18:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=1090s) - The importance of language 26:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=1565s) - The Islamic connection with Palestine 28:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=1735s) - Our Moral Obligation 35:33 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=2133s) - Practical steps to take 37:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=2270s) - Conclusion Guest Intro: Tasnim Theodora Al-Rifai is a human rights lawyer with a professional focus on indigenous rights and the prevention of violence against women. Throughout her legal career she has worked at the intersection of law, power and lived reality where human rights are not theoretical but urgently contested. She's presently working on her first book, a Handbook on Debating Zionism, which aims to provide clear, principled and historically grounded tools for critical debate in an increasingly polarized public sphere. Tasnim lives with her family in Vienna Austria. Links:Subscribe to the channel: @savetheolivetreeWebsite: www.savetheolivetree.comInstagram:   / savetheolivetree   (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1otcVRhV3B1Vk5JUzQtdlJyUlhNbEdhY21IUXxBQ3Jtc0tuREktbjlGS20tNVBOV3E3bXlkYUgzSlRXQWowWUlxSEFjSXh2eWRCbFAzZENGMy1VbnoyUWdGVC1Ec1pXZ1FlWFU5ZldIT2dLQXB3T08zcTYxUnMxbFNJZElFYmFmS0xIWk1IWGw5cXpoeTBsWURhYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsavetheolivetree%2F&v=e1NSx-ROJyo)TikTok:   / savetheolivetree   (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWctSjlraHNBVGVIYlRCN3NSVFZBWGE3WUcxQXxBQ3Jtc0tuSkxJdEY5Sm5mc1BPU1N2dzlzLXhFUE4tMFRvN3RFVUFfM3M4MFhCMmkyb01ON2dfYnBWdUVjSDRTLVh0WDQ0THdCWUpIR0xjYVV3T0YzeUNUNVlPN3AzSGZGY1BhVTA4eEJ6dVQ4Q0IzdXJGb05HYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40savetheolivetree&v=e1NSx-ROJyo)Support us: patreon.com/SaveTheOliveTree

Who has been a guest on Save the Olive Tree

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Azad Essa
• Dr Mimi Syed
• Dr. Zachary Foster

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

301,600

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

60