JL;DR SUMMARY Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and a historian, draws parallels between the current state of affairs in Israel and critical moments in history, likening the situation to May 1967 or May 1948 due to a multitude of threats including Iran's nuclear ambitions, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and the civil war in Syria. 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'.