JL;DR SUMMARY The discussion revolves around three main topics in Israel: the indictment of First Lady Sara Netanyahu for reportedly charging taxpayers for pricey take-out along with a full-time chef, the election of Yitzhak Bougie Herzog to head the Jewish Agency, and a debate on whether the Israeli government should subsidize traditional artisanal practices to preserve cultural heritage. 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'.