This Satire Show Is a Balm for Israelis. But Can It Really Change the Minds of International Viewers?

JL;DR SUMMARY Eretz Nehederet, often called Israel's Saturday Night Live, has gained international attention for its sketches that satirize various topics, including American campuses, the UN, and the BBC's coverage of the war in Gaza. 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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