JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst a leadership crisis that saw top resignations, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) is intensifying its claim of being the sole organization authorized by the Israeli military to collect donations in the U.S. This marketing angle is crucial in a competitive landscape, but it sparked controversy as the IDF did not confirm the claim, and similar authorization is possessed by other organizations like American Friends of LIBI. 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'.