JL;DR SUMMARY Israel has reopened its embassy in Zambia, marking a significant step in the diplomatic relations between the two nations that were first established in 1966 and severed in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, under the influence of the Organization of African Unity. 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'.