JL;DR SUMMARY The article in Moment Magazine's "Israel Vision Project" features a reflective piece by Nadine Epstein comparing moderate Israelis Evyatar Lipkin and Nadav Salzberger to the historical figures Ben-Gurion and Jabotinsky, illustrating the challenges of moderates facing reactionary politics in Israel. 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'.