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JL;DR SUMMARY In 1978, as Israel engaged in contentious peace negotiations with Egypt, 40 high school seniors urged Prime Minister Menachem Begin to expedite talks and withdraw from territories captured in the Six-Day War. 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'.

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Six Day WarZionismPeace NegotiationsMenachem BeginSinai PeninsulaPeace NowGush EmunimJewish MovementsSadat

Places mentioned

Israel
"The students urged him to expedite the negotiations and called for a complete withdrawal from all territories captured from Egypt in the Six-Day War."
Jerusalem, Israel
"While his earlier visit to Jerusalem had effectively concluded the state of war between the two nations, the letter, backed by unprecedented media spin and support, granted him great leverage in the negotiations, allowing him to raise the price for the peace he had already agreed to deliver."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"From their modest offices, one in Tel Aviv and the other in Jerusalem, they both transformed the country."
Ofra, Jerusalem, Israel
"The early settlements, including the one where I was born, Ofra, exhibited an earthy romantic aesthetic and were very particular about maintaining a uniform appearance for all the houses."
Palestinian Territories
"and with the Palestine Liberation Organization in Judea and Samaria: a frigid peace in return for a total withdrawal."
Syria
"This endpoint of negotiations with Sadat became the starting point for negotiations with the Syrian Assad dynasty, with Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, and with the Palestine Liberation Organization in Judea and Samaria: a frigid peace in return for a total withdrawal."
Lebanon
"This endpoint of negotiations with Sadat became the starting point for negotiations with the Syrian Assad dynasty, with Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, and with the Palestine Liberation Organization in Judea and Samaria: a frigid peace in return for a total withdrawal."
Jordan
"Even 50 years after the Kingdom of Jordan had been established, Begin still called for both banks of the Jordan, meaning that Israel should span from the Mediterranean all the way to Iraq."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Gilad Shalits eventual return by Netanyahus government five years later came at an unprecedented cost of more than a thousand terrorists, including despicable murderers such as Yahya Sinwarthe man who would later orchestrate the October 7 massacre."
Camp David, Maryland, United States
"Begin had pledged at the start of the Camp David Summit that, if faced with such a demand, he would pack his bags and leave."

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