JL;DR SUMMARY The writer contrasts Israel's successful hostage rescue with the presence of anti-American demonstrators in a park near the White House in Washington, D.C. The article suggests a stark difference in actions, with Israel portrayed positively for the rescues while the demonstrators are depicted negatively chanting "death to America." 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'.