Green Olive Webinars

Our monthly webinars give you real time analysis and insight into the reality on the ground.

Virtual Tour
of the Gaza Strip

Sept. '23 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION


The Green Olive Collective used virtual technology to cross the militarized border zone of the Gaza Strip, visit major historical sites, and imagine a future in which freedom of movement is guaranteed to all.

From
Nakba To Return

May '23 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION


We joined with Umar Al-Ghubari of Zochrot to imagine how Palestinian return could look in practice. As we marked the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, it was more important than ever to imagine a reality beyond displacement and partition.

Shrinking
Democratic Space

Jan. '23 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION


Becca Strober of Breaking the Silence joined us to reckon with the aftermath of the Israeli elections, the stark impact of the ultranationalist government on democratic discourse and human rights, and takes stock of the broader trajectory of occupation.

Speaking with

Author Umm Forat

April '22 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION

Sari Bashi is an author, human rights lawyer and activist. She founded the NGO Gisha and is the author of a book, Maklooba (Upside Down Love). She is a Jewish Israeli woman living in the middle of Ramallah and discusses her life and politics with Green Olive.

The Palestine Children's Relief Fund

March '21 - CURRENT EVENTS

A topical digest and Informational session with Alex Jones of the Green Olive Collective and senior members of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, which provides healthcare to children in Gaze and is developing a cardiac surgery program in Khan Younis.

Economic
Justice In Palestine

Aug. '23 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION


We joined with Palestinian entrepreneur Sam Bahour to discuss the failings of the Oslo Accords and what a future of economic justice and commercial autonomy would mean for millions of Palestinians.

The "New"
National Guard

April '23 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION


Yahav Zohar joined us to discuss the ways that military dictatorship in the West Bank is continuing to extend itself across the Green Line. He spoke about the formation of the new national guard and its implications within a broader history of policy.

Christmas in

Palestine with Sabeel

Dec. '22 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION

We joined one week before Christmas with Sabeel, the Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem, to discuss the ways Sabeel draws on Christian narratives and teachings as a source of resilience in the face of violent military occupation.

Exposing The

Israeli Arms Trade

Dec. '21 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION

Green Olive spoke with an expert in the Israeli arms trade who researches with the Database of Israeli Military and Security Export. Together we explore the diverse parts of the globe where Israeli weapons can be found, from Azerbaijan to the Mexico-US border.

Gaza's Ongoing Catastrophe

July '23 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION

Mohammed Azaiza spoke with us about the ongoing humanitarian and political catastrophe Israeli policy has created in the Gaza Strip since it was put under military closure in 2007. He is Gisha's Field Coordinator in Gaza.

Settler Impunity in Huwara with B'Tselem

March. '23 - CURRENT EVENTS

Roy Yellin of B'Tselem joined us to reflect on the settler attack in Huwara, the ways settler violence is state policy in the West Bank, and how the ongoing relationship between the settler movement and law enforcement creates a reality of impunity.

Unrooting the
Jewish National Fund

Nov. '22 - INFORMATIONAL SESSION

We joined in conversation with human rights activists Maya Rosen and Daniel Roth, who shed light on the greenwashing tactics of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and the way it facilitates the expropriation of Palestinian land for Jewish settlement.

Jerusalem, Gaza,

and Sheik Jarrah

May '21 - CURRENT EVENTS

A timely conversation with Yahav Zohar and Mohammed Barakat of the Green Olive Collective describing the dramatic events of May 2021, including a virtual tour of Sheik Jarrah and an explanation of the importance of the Al Aqsa Mosque in Palestinian life.