{"id":13056,"date":"2025-01-14T19:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=13056"},"modified":"2025-01-14T19:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:08:41","slug":"from-antisemitism-to-israeli-advocacy-a-lebanese-womans-exceptional-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/from-antisemitism-to-israeli-advocacy-a-lebanese-womans-exceptional-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"From Antisemitism to Israeli Advocacy: A Lebanese Woman\u2019s Exceptional Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite Israel\u2019s ongoing struggle when it comes to unbiased international advocacy and anti-Israel propaganda, there are rare individuals all around the world who proudly stand tall with the only democracy in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Rawan Osman was raised in one of the most anti-Israel environments imaginable. Her Syrian father and Lebanese mother instilled both a deep hatred of Jews and admiration for Hezbollah fighters in her. So how did an individual with such a radical upbringing not only transform into a passionate supporter of Israel, but then begin the process of converting to Judaism?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13062\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"809\" height=\"434\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-16.jpg 809w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-16-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2-16-768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rawan with Bereaved Parents at Mount Herzl | Photo: Screenshot from the Full Video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From her childhood where she was taught to despise Jews, to her first encounter with Jews while living in France, to how the events of October 7th changed everything for her \u2014 Rawan&#8217;s journey is nothing short of extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow (Tuesday), we will share Rawan&#8217;s unbelievable story, revealing how her eyes were opened to reality, and how the discovery of the truth about Judaism and the State of Israel led her to find her personal truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up in a Hezbollah-supporting home, Rawan Osman was raised to hate Israel. 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