JL;DR SUMMARY Prof. William Miles from Northeastern University delves into the complexities of the Druze community's integration in modern Israel in a conversation with host Gilad Halpern, amid the challenges posed by 21st-century Israel, the dynamics between Jews and Arabs, regional turmoil, and adapting to a contemporary economy. 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'.