JL;DR SUMMARY Zohran Mamdani, a New York City mayoral candidate, faces a divided voter base due to his controversial stance on Israel, particularly his support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and his refusal to condemn the phrase 'globalize the intifada.' 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'.