JL;DR SUMMARY Guy Goldstein argues that Israel is at a critical juncture not seen since 1973, facing immense diplomatic pressure from a coordinated Arab bloc seeking influence over the Palestinian cause, while the U.S.—weakened by transactional diplomacy under Trump—finds its leverage diminished. 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'.