Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We witness Dr. Gabor Maté offering trauma-healing work for a group of women who have been tortured in Israeli prisons.
Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.
This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?
You can see the film: https://whereolivetreesweep.com/.
3 thoughts on “Where Olive Trees Weep”
Thanks Dr. Gabor,
I appreciate your views and hard work, to try and inform people about the real issues facing the Palestinians and the world.
ALi
Dear Dr. Mate
I’m a Palestinian living in Ontario. I’ve always adored your views and intelligence since I was introduced to you few years ago when I was in a deep place due to my undiagnosed ADHD for 35 years. I’ve listened to your book “scattered minds” and still in my library playing once a while. You are one of my main educators and I consider you a hero. And speaking of a hero when you had the courage to speak the truth with this documentary it added to your weight being a spectacular person. Uneducated people need to understand the difference between being Jewish and Zionist which is represented in a brainwashing fashion even to people of the Jewish faith. Finally I would like to extend my love and appreciation to you as a human with no identity and I wish one day I’ll have the privilege of meeting you and shaking your hand! May God always bless you as a truth speaker. Thank you!
Doctor, you’re a great guy. thank you for doing this.