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The “Means, Ends & Mean Ends” Edition

JL;DR SUMMARY The episode delves into a New York Times essay criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu for allegedly prolonging the Gaza conflict for political gain, and a controversial proposal for a "humanitarian city" for Gazans. 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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New York TimesNetanyahuIsraeli PoliticsCommunity SupportGaza ConflictMandy PatinkinQueer CultureCultural ResilienceSheika PaikovHumanitarian City

Places mentioned

Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Today is day 650, which are 91 weeks and 5 days of the captivity of 50 hostages living and dead in Gaza."
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"We have here friends from a very special community in Tel Aviv, Yaffo."
Jerusalem, Israel
"With us today, speaking from TLV1's venerable satellite studio in Jerusalem."
Tel Aviv, Southern District, Israel
"Here with us in the beautiful Serenity Studio here underground on Lesser Uri Street in Tel Aviv."
Ashdot Ya'akov, Northern District, Israel
"Last Monday at six in the evening, maybe 75 people gathered among the old tall trees at the old cemetery at Kibbutz Ashtot Yaakov."
Amman, Jordan
"The shared cemetery is due east of the line that divides the two Ashtot Yaakovs, maybe 500 meters from the Yarmouk River that, in that spot, separates Israel from Jordan."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"I said right away, L'chof HaYardem. There is a song that you would like to be remembered with you."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"Fast forward to June 2025. This time the conference is in Denver, Colorado."

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Retrieved 2025-07-18 05:30:55 UTC
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