THE OPTIMISTS tells the story of a small kibbutz in the Israeli desert that offers an alternative to the ethnic conflict tearing apart Israel's multicultural  society.

Palestinian chemist Dr. Tariq Abu Hammad moved his family to Kibbutz Ketura to serve as the academic director of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, training students from both Arab countries and Israel. Dr. Hammad seeks to advance peace in the Middle East and works with the founders of the kibbutz, American immigrants hoping to fix the world and the State of Israel.  

Read about Kibbutz Ketura after October 7 here.