JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, has been actively seeking alliances with right-wing populist parties across Europe and beyond, viewing them as key allies in the struggle against what he sees as a threat from the far left and radical Islam. 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'.