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Arab Advocates for Israel Speak Out on Social Media

JL;DR SUMMARY Rawan Osman, who was born to secular Muslim parents in Syria and raised in Lebanon, has become a vocal advocate for Israel on social media. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasCultural DialogueMiddle EastSocial MediaConversionDalia ZiadaRawan OsmanArab Advocates

Places mentioned

Damascus, Syria
"Born in Damascus to secular Muslim parents and raised in the village of Chtaura in Lebanons Bekaa Valley."
Chtaura, Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon
"Born in Damascus to secular Muslim parents and raised in the village of Chtaura in Lebanons Bekaa Valley."
Jerusalem, Israel
"she was on her fourth trip to Israel this year when we dined outdoors at a Jerusalem restaurant in mid-September."
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
"The first point came in her mid-20s, at a grocery store in Strasbourg, France."
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
"delivering wisdom through Arabs Asks short video clips filmed in places like her Heidelberg apartment."
Cairo, Egypt
"Egyptian activist Dalia Ziada"
Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
"Lebanon reportedly are refusing admission to Hezbollah officials seeking refuge there."
Washington DC, United States
"Ziada said she notified Cairo police officials, who refused to protect her on the grounds that she supported Israel. She's since lived in Washington, D.C."
Virginia, United States
"Gabriel said she's been able to freely speak out she lives in Virginia since her parents died and other close relatives no longer live in Lebanon, so she need not fear repercussions on them."
Ramallah, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Palestinian Territories
"Mossab Hassan Youssef, a Muslim-turned-Christian native of Ramallah who in 2010 attained asylum in the United States."

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