The current commentary explores the complex issues raised in ‘Israel-Palestine: Unresolved group trauma is an obstacle for peace’ (Ezquerro and Cañete, 2025), a paper that applies individual and group analytic theory to understand how intergenerational group traumas can lead to human suffering and interfere with peace. The commentary offers additional barriers that need to be considered that include current trauma, approaches to liberation, group leadership, and history of group dynamics in the region. The importance of humility, complexity, and use of group treatment to promote social justice and equitable mental healthcare is also discussed.
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