"What I Discovered Was Disturbing!" Did Muslims Lie to Me About Jews? | Rawan Osman

The Western Spirit - With Ariel Whitman · Jun 2, 2026 · 35m

What happens when someone raised to hate Jews suddenly discovers that everything they were taught was false?In one of the most powerful and emotional conversations on The Western Spirit, Syrian-born activist Rawan Osman tells the story of growing up in Lebanon surrounded by anti-Israel propaganda, conspiracy theories, and hatred toward Jews — before eventually discovering Israel for herself and completely changing her worldview.Rawan explains how anti-Semitism is taught across much of the Arab world, why conspiracy theories about Jews and Israel are so widespread, and how October 7 changed…