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In a viral social media showdown, a glimpse of the real Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY A recent viral video involving Mordechai David, a notorious provocateur, and former Israeli Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, highlights the deepening rift in Israeli society. 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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Israeli SocietyNetanyahuAharon BarakFauda2026 ElectionsMordechai DavidLucy AharishTsahi HaleviPolitical ConfrontationMixed Couples In Israel

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Actor Tsahi Halevi speaks during a Families of Hostages rally calling for an end to the war on Aug. 9, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel."
Bnei Brak, Central District, Israel
"David, raised in Bnei Brak as the son of a convert to religious life, has become something of a celebrity."
Dimona, Southern District, Israel
"On the other side sits Lucy Aharish, a 44-year-old journalist who grew up in Dimona."
Kfar Aza, Southern District, Israel
"Matan Gendelman, a survivor of the Kfar Aza massacre, recently recounted in Israeli media that Halevi helped rescue her trapped family members after being directed to the scene by his wife, who received the familys location through social media."

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