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Israelis have no idea where the Iran war is going. But they know it’s part of Netanyahu’s campaign

JL;DR SUMMARY In the aftermath of a recent murky ceasefire with Iran, Israelis are left in a state of confusion and strategic paralysis, unlike the decisive outcomes they were led to expect. 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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IranNetanyahuCeasefireElectionsPublic DiscontentStrait Of HormuzStrategic ParalysisGeopolitical Focus

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Left wing demonstrators protest against war and the Israeli government on April 11 in Tel Aviv."
Iran
"Yet in the aftermath of the recent war with Iran, they find themselves on unfamiliar ground: confused and in suspense."
United States
"The war with Iran has nominally paused although the United States is now blockading the Strait of Hormuz but without the resolution or clarity that Israelis were led to expect was attainable."
Hungary
"Plus, Netanyahu has just watched the stunning electoral defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn the leading international figure of the illiberal movement with which Netanyahu has aligned."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Dan Perry is the former chief editor of The Associated Press in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the former chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem, and the author of two books about Israel."

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