JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst the extensive media coverage of the recent prisoner swap with Russia and the release of prominent individuals like Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, questions have been raised about the lack of attention given to the ongoing crisis involving eight American-Israelis and numerous Israeli civilians held captive by Hamas in Gaza for over 300 days. 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'.