"The Elusive Dream of Nuance" Edition

JL;DR SUMMARY In this edition, Allison, Noah, and Miriam Herschlag of Times of Israel discuss the UNESCO resolution chastising Israel over Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem and overlooking Jewish connections, the challenge of promoting nuance in the conversation about Israel amidst BDS campaigns, and the proposed Jewish Museum in Tel Aviv honoring famous Jewish figures like Einstein and Spielberg. 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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