On Hiatus currently.
Save the Olive Tree
Claim This Podcastby Save the Olive Tree
5.0(14 reviews)
49 episodes
Updated Weekly
Accepts GuestsHas SponsorsLocation 🇮🇱
52
Podcast Authority
BetaFairBased on show quality, social media presence, reviews, charts, and more
Quality46
Social0
YouTube86
Engagement60
Podcast Overview
Unlock The Full Podcast Authority Score Report
See how your podcast performs across key metrics
52
Podcast Authority
BetaFairBased on show quality, social media presence, reviews, charts, and more
Quality46
Social0
YouTube86
Engagement60
7
Excellent Areas
1
Good Performance
11
Growth Opportunities
excellent
Episode Length
34 minutes
Performing excellently!
good
Show Experience
38 episodes over 1.6 years
Recommendations available
Unlock the full report to see detailed tips
needs improvement
Publishing Consistency
Every 15 days
Recommendations available
Unlock the full report to see detailed tips
+16 More Metrics
Unlock comprehensive insights including:
- • YouTube presence analysis
- • Social media reach metrics
- • RSS compliance scoring
- • Podcast 2.0 features
- • Technical standards
What's Included in Your Full Report
Detailed Analytics
- Complete breakdown of all 19 authority metrics
- Personalized recommendations for each metric
- Industry benchmarks and comparisons
- Technical RSS feed analysis and compliance scoring
Growth Strategies
- Step-by-step action plans for improvement
- Quick wins to boost your score immediately
- Pro tips from successful podcasters
Get your free podcast insights report
See how your show performs across every key metric
Instant delivery
No spam
Attract Better Guests
High authority scores make your podcast more attractive to industry leaders and influencers who want to appear on credible shows.
Secure Sponsorships
Sponsors look for podcasts with proven authority and engagement. Your score demonstrates your podcast's value to potential partners.
Grow Your Audience
Understanding your strengths and weaknesses helps you make data-driven decisions to expand your listener base effectively.
1 verified contact email on file for Save the Olive Tree
Pitch yourself as a guest, propose sponsorships, or reach out directly to the host.
Recent Episodes
February 10, 2026
46. When Journalism Becomes Complicity: Media, Power and the Gaza Genocide With Ahlam Harvey
<p>What role has mainstream media played in enabling the genocide in Gaza?</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>We unpack:</p><p>1. A bit about Ahlam's background as a Palestinian.</p><p>2. Discussing where we are with the current 'ceasefire' and </p><p>conditions in Gaza.</p><p>3. Discussing the NYT and other mainstream news outlets and how they enabled the genocide to carry on.</p><p>4. Diving deeper into themes of settler colonialism with definitions and conceptual understanding.</p><p>5. Discussing how state sanctioned violence by the IDF is transferred here to state sanctioned violence by ICE as we are witnessing.</p><p>Chapters:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI">0:00</a> - Introduction</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=127s">02:07</a> - Ahlam's Palestinian background</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=362s">06:02</a> - The current supposed Ceasefire in Gaza</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=885s">14:45</a> - Mainstream media complicity in Genocide</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=1495s">24:55</a> - Passive Zionism</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=1660s">27:40</a> - The Narrative</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=1980s">33:00</a> - Settler Colonialism</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=2557s">42:37</a> - Miko Peled's example of brainwashing</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=2725s">45:25</a> - Actions of ICE killing Alex Pretti</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPKCm9L1RkI&t=3195s">53:15</a> - Conclusion</p><p>This episode challenges listeners to move beyond headlines and ask harder questions about power, propaganda, and complicity.</p><p>Truth matters. Language matters. And silence has consequences.</p><p>Guest Intro:</p><p>Ahlam Harvey is a Palestinian American Emergency Room Nurse. She has a Masters in International Relations and is an activist in the Boston Area. </p><p>Links:</p><p>Subscribe to the channel: @savetheolivetree</p><p>Website: www.savetheolivetree.com</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTE2Y1lWZ21CZlpxN0ZGbU1zWUlPZDVhNldIQXxBQ3Jtc0ttblByWXU1X0p1ZlV1dm1tOXB0RC1mZUhvN0pJeS13MFJydjBUYWIzT044a1B1U2p6LXg0enZKMnNtcVlzTEJsWkFvd25fN0ZiTE9vRVU5VGdRaGVZeF93a0pwMU5lZ0p3NE0tTURYc3VnTXBUZVlQYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsavetheolivetree%2F&v=aPKCm9L1RkI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> / savetheolivetree </a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3VvY3U0eG1mTjkxOHBnZExHU2pLRmY5eXhxQXxBQ3Jtc0tubGpZNE9waVJEcG9BZXotZGdxUVZOYXlseTJrTWZvdGkxOFNvLVFzZnJSVDBzY0EwZlFNeC1SelNVdFFIVnpzSUJHMTJNV1dvbVI1bXlkandlS1pyYVU4dUJKR2ZraTktcUN2eEJzbjJJa01wYjhTYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40savetheolivetree&v=aPKCm9L1RkI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> / savetheolivetree </a></p><p>Support us: patreon.com/SaveTheOliveTree</p>
January 23, 2026
45. I Met Gazans In Cairo Who Escaped The Genocide - What They Told Me With Dr. Omar Akhter
<p>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.</p><p>During this trip he:</p><ul><li>Met with displaced Gazans living in Cairo</li><li>Provided direct financial assistance to families in need</li><li>Held a medical clinic for evacuated Palestinians</li><li>Visited a Gazan orphanage and school</li><li>Listened to powerful, firsthand testimonies of survival, loss, and resilience</li></ul><p></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>🎙️ Save the Olive Tree is a podcast dedicated to amplifying Palestinian voices, challenging misinformation, and documenting the lived reality of occupation, displacement, and genocide.</p><p>📌 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</p><p>Chapters:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE">00:00</a> - Introduction</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=150s">02:30</a> - Details about my trip</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=385s">06:25</a> - Stories of Gazans in Cairo</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1100s">18:20</a> - The Resilience of Gazans</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1300s">21:40</a> - My message to Gazans</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1438s">23:58</a> - Gazan connection to the land</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1785s">29:45</a> - Humanizing Palestinians</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=1960s">32:40</a> - Ways to support Gazans in Cairo</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=2206s">36:46</a> - Amplify Palestinian stories</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=2280s">38:00</a> - Conclusion of Podcast</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKM_GVABQdE&t=2334s">38:54</a> - Highlights from my trip</p><p>Guest Intro:</p><p>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.</p><p>Links:</p><p>Subscribe to the channel: @savetheolivetree</p><p>Website: www.savetheolivetree.com</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazZtRUlYZXZib3F6V0dyMm0xc1JvSUtac0oyUXxBQ3Jtc0tsNW4xbDdreGRMX2dUUWtVaVowMlUtSWg1clMwZk44QTRvS0NSZDRfai1oMkVkb0JSTmpROGJ4eE1LQTFHQlZuOUhfay1GeXJhMmRPUXNGVERYeXpSNm5lTGVNRFYxT256ZC1lSHRBMVlsOVdsVzQyUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsavetheolivetree%2F&v=HKM_GVABQdE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> / savetheolivetree </a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFdRbTRrMDhiaHFCUWluX3haUExGb2loMTMzd3xBQ3Jtc0tuT05vZFJEWUVWWHFVNmZCUmxiekJUYkozRFI3M0ZkanRwbTc0dVJBdldUeG45NzJCc1BkRENZSkdCUlhGcFk4X24zTUplOS1jdklTalk0VFFOdVVLcWZWS0prbVlUbElJRnlDNGVoOU8xRjMwZS1sNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40savetheolivetree&v=HKM_GVABQdE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> / savetheolivetree </a></p><p>Support us: patreon.com/SaveTheOliveTree</p><p>🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes amplifying Palestinian voices and on-the-ground testimony.</p><p>👍 Like & share to help these stories reach a wider audience.</p>
December 24, 2025
44. How To Awaken The Muslim Ummah And Decolonize Palestine With Tasnim Al-Rifai
<p>In this Episode, we unpack what it truly means to decolonize Palestine—legally, historically, and psychologically.</p><p>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.</p><p>We discuss:</p><p>– a bit about her personal background as a Palestinian.</p><p><br></p><p>– her work as a human rights lawyer.</p><p><br></p><p>– her work in decolonization and how we can take steps for decolonization of Palestine, both in terms of language and on the land.</p><p>-- The Islamic angle of the Palestinian struggle.</p><p>– Discussing the current cease-fire in Gaza and the situation that is still very very bad.</p><p>– Discussing hopes for the future of Palestine and how we can try to get there collectively.Chapters:</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo">00:00</a> - Introduction </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=270s">04:30</a> - Her Palestinian background</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=665s">11:05</a> - Liberation as a decolonization effort</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=943s">15:43</a> - South Africa comparison</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=1090s">18:10</a> - The importance of language</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=1565s">26:05</a> - The Islamic connection with Palestine</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=1735s">28:55</a> - Our Moral Obligation</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=2133s">35:33</a> - Practical steps to take</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1NSx-ROJyo&t=2270s">37:50</a> - Conclusion</p><p>Guest Intro:</p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>Links:Subscribe to the channel: @savetheolivetreeWebsite: www.savetheolivetree.comInstagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1otcVRhV3B1Vk5JUzQtdlJyUlhNbEdhY21IUXxBQ3Jtc0tuREktbjlGS20tNVBOV3E3bXlkYUgzSlRXQWowWUlxSEFjSXh2eWRCbFAzZENGMy1VbnoyUWdGVC1Ec1pXZ1FlWFU5ZldIT2dLQXB3T08zcTYxUnMxbFNJZElFYmFmS0xIWk1IWGw5cXpoeTBsWURhYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsavetheolivetree%2F&v=e1NSx-ROJyo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> / savetheolivetree </a>TikTok: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWctSjlraHNBVGVIYlRCN3NSVFZBWGE3WUcxQXxBQ3Jtc0tuSkxJdEY5Sm5mc1BPU1N2dzlzLXhFUE4tMFRvN3RFVUFfM3M4MFhCMmkyb01ON2dfYnBWdUVjSDRTLVh0WDQ0THdCWUpIR0xjYVV3T0YzeUNUNVlPN3AzSGZGY1BhVTA4eEJ6dVQ4Q0IzdXJGb05HYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40savetheolivetree&v=e1NSx-ROJyo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> / savetheolivetree </a>Support us: patreon.com/SaveTheOliveTree</p>
49 total episodes available
Recent guests on Save the Olive Tree
Guests from recent episodes — sign up to see every guest that has ever appeared on this show.
Azad Essa
Guest
Dr Mimi Syed
Guest
Dr. Zachary Foster
Guest
Deep-dive analytics for Save the Olive Tree
Frequently asked questions
Have a different question and can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out to our support team by sending us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
- What is Save the Olive Tree?
- How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates weekly.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Information about guest appearances is not available.
Legal Disclaimer
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at hey@podengine.ai for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.