JL;DR SUMMARY An emergency video briefing convened by Israel Policy Forum with experts Neri Zilber, Shira Efron, Nimrod Novik, and Michael Koplow discussed the unfolding situation in Israel, condemning the recent attacks by Hamas terrorists and expressing support for Israel in defending itself. 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'.