JL;DR SUMMARY In this episode of the Israel Policy Pod, Shira Efron and Alon Pinkas discuss the new Bennett-Lapid government in Israel, focusing on domestic priorities and diplomatic relations with the U.S. Despite challenges from opposition leader Netanyahu, they emphasize the coalition's potential for stability and diplomatic engagement, particularly concerning U.S.-Israel ties and issues like Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 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'.