When Joe Rogan invited a guest to discuss Israel and Palestine on his massively popular podcast, the conversation quickly revealed just how much misinformation shapes public opinion on this critical issue. On TheDeenShow Episode 852, journalist and researcher Allison Weir — founder of If Americans Knew — was brought on to respond to the claims made on the Rogan show, and what she revealed is something every truth-seeker, every person of faith, and every advocate for justice needs to hear.
What Joe Rogan’s Audience Didn’t Hear About Palestine and Israel
The segment aired on the Joe Rogan show presented a one-sided narrative: that Zionism is simply the belief in Jewish self-determination, that biblical history grants an exclusive modern political right to the land, and that anyone who questions Israel’s existence is essentially calling for genocide. Allison Weir, who has spent over 20 years researching this topic as an independent journalist with no ethnic or religious ties to either side, systematically dismantled these claims with documented historical facts. She came to this work from a pro-Israel perspective — the default position most Americans are raised with — and was transformed by the truth she uncovered.
“What zionism has said is that jews have the right to self-determination on someone else’s land — that they have the right to expel an entire population so that they can take it over for a jewish state. That’s what zionism was and what it remains today.”
— Allison Weir, If Americans Knew
The Facts Mainstream Media Won’t Show You
- When political Zionism began in the late 1800s, the Jewish population of Palestine was under 5%. Over 80% of the indigenous population was Muslim, and 15% was Christian.
- Most Jews worldwide — including religious, observant Jews — initially opposed Zionism, viewing it as a heresy that violated their covenant with God.
- The creation of Israel in 1948 involved the forcible expulsion of at least 750,000 Palestinian men, women, and children — documented by Jewish Israeli historian Ilan Pappe in The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.
- The United States sends over $10 million per day to Israel — roughly $7,000 per minute of American tax money — while communities across America struggle with homelessness, failing schools, and crumbling infrastructure.
- Every single day, Israeli forces invade Palestinian towns, abduct civilians including children, demolish homes and farmland, and imprison people without charge — none of which is reported by CNN, ABC, or NBC.
- Many Jewish voices — including Holocaust survivor Dr. Gabor Mate, author Miko Peled, and Rabbi Weiss — publicly oppose Israel’s actions, proving that standing for Palestine is a stand for human rights, not against any people.
Islam, Justice, and the Call to Truth
Islam teaches that standing for justice is a sacred obligation — even when it is against your own interests. The Quran commands believers to be witnesses to truth and fairness for all of humanity, regardless of race, religion, or nationality. The plight of Palestine is not a “Muslim issue” or an “Arab issue” — it is a human rights issue, and Islam’s unwavering commitment to justice for the oppressed is exactly why this faith continues to attract people searching for truth in a world drowning in propaganda. When an American journalist with no connection to Islam or the Arab world arrives at the same conclusions that Islam has always held — that oppression is wrong, that might does not make right, and that every human being deserves dignity — it confirms what believers have always known.
“Anti-zionists mean that they support the rights of all people to remain in their homes. They support the universal belief that human rights applies to all people, and the Palestinians are not an exception to those internationally recognized rights.”
— Allison Weir
Why This Matters for Every Person of Faith and Conscience
If Joe Rogan is truly committed to honest, balanced discourse — and millions believe he is — then voices like Allison Weir deserve a seat at his table. She has publicly accepted the invitation. The truth about Palestine and Israel is not complicated when you strip away decades of media bias and political pressure. It is a story of an indigenous population displaced by force, sustained by billions in foreign aid, and silenced by a media establishment that refuses to report their daily suffering. Islam calls humanity to bear witness to the truth, to defend the oppressed, and to never remain silent in the face of injustice — and that is exactly what this episode of TheDeenShow set out to do.
