JL;DR SUMMARY In this episode of Israel Policy Pod, David Halbfinger, former Jerusalem Bureau Chief for The New York Times, reflects on his experiences covering significant developments in Israel and the Palestinian territories over the past four years, including the impact of the Trump administration's policy changes and the current transitions under Biden. 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'.