JL;DR SUMMARY Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Palestinian American and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, calls for the pro-Palestinian movement to purge itself of violent extremism following a tragic incident in Washington, D.C. He argues that extremist rhetoric and actions threaten to undermine the legitimate aspirations of Palestinians for freedom and dignity. 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'.