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Israel at War – Believe it or Not

JL;DR SUMMARY Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi explore the surreal and often tragic state of Israeli politics, highlighting ways Prime Minister Netanyahu bends national institutions to serve his right-wing coalition. 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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West BankNetanyahuIsraeli ArmyShin BetElectionsJudiciaryDeep StateInstitutional TrustQatargatePolitical Loyalty

Places mentioned

Israel
"And we were going from point to point....a convergence of absurdity in our experience in Israel."
Chelm, Lublin, Poland
"And the metaphor that I was thinking about is also drawn from Yiddish culture....the mythical village of Chelm."
Southern District, Israel
"Who is the head of the shinbet today? Like that's fine if I'm Lichtenstein, you know, or Monica, you know, who's the head of your security? Oh, Lichtenstein."
Jinba, Hebron, Palestinian Territories
"And that's the story of in Jinba village, in Samaria, 20 members of what we come to call now Hilltop youth went in and attacked, beat, severely beat numerous people in Jinba village."
Central District, Israel
"And I'm like, what is it going to mean for our country?"

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