JL;DR SUMMARY Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman discuss the challenges faced by the new centrist political party Blue & White in balancing diverse viewpoints within its membership, the political downfall of almost-Prime Minister Tzipi Livni despite her diplomatic efforts, and the impact of market forces on traditional craftsmen in Tel Aviv. 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'.