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Raised to Hate Israel, Rawan Osman Thought for Herself — and Outgrew It

JL;DR SUMMARY Rawan Osman, who grew up in a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, shared her remarkable journey of transformation at an event in Frankfurt. 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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HezbollahJewish ThoughtLebanonJewish Self DeterminationLiberal DemocracyPalestinian CauseMiddle East PoliticsCultural TransformationRawan Osman

Places mentioned

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
"Rawan Osman speaks at an event organized by Israel Bonds in Frankfurt, Germany."
Bekaa Valley, Beqaa, Lebanon
"I grew up in a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanons Bekaa Valley."
France
"Then I moved to France."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Rawan accepts the Moral Courage Award at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange from the organizers of the Atlas Award project, May, 2026."
Damascus, Syria
"I am Syrian-Lebanese. I was born in Damascus."
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