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Extraction Summary
9
People
3
Organizations
5
Locations
1
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book manuscript / memoir page (evidence in house oversight investigation)
File Size:
2.49 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, marked with a House Oversight stamp. It details high-stakes internal discussions among the Israeli negotiating team (likely at the Camp David Summit in 2000) regarding sovereignty over Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, and the Old City. The text describes Barak's consultations with advisors like Danny Yatom and Amnon Lipkin-Shahak before presenting their 'red lines' to President Bill Clinton.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Narrator / Prime Minister of Israel |
Leading the discussion, making final decisions on negotiation stance, meeting with President Clinton. (Implied by hea...
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| Amnon Lipkin-Shahak | Advisor/Minister (referred to as Amnon/Amnon Lipkin) |
Advocated for retaining sovereignty over Temple Mount but not running Al-Aqsa mosque.
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| Bill Clinton | US President |
Mediating negotiations; narrator goes to see him to update on the Israeli position.
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| Yasser Arafat | Palestinian Leader |
Negotiating counterpart; discussed regarding a base in the Muslim Quarter.
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| Danny Yatom | Advisor |
Urged practical solutions regarding Jerusalem boundaries.
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| Eli Rubinstein | Attorney General |
Agreed on ceding outer villages to minimize Arab population under Israeli rule.
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| Shlomo Ben-Ami | Negotiating Team Member |
Tasked with drafting a paper based on the discussion.
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| David Ben-Gurion | Historical Figure |
Referenced regarding the 1947 partition plan.
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| Menachem Begin | Historical Figure |
Referenced regarding past decisions.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Likud |
Political party mentioned in relation to Eli Rubinstein's sympathies.
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| Labor |
Political party mentioned in contrast to Likud.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (via footer stamp).
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Timeline (1 events)
Circa July 2000
Strategic discussion on Jerusalem boundaries and sovereignty.
Camp David (implied by context of negotiating with Clinton/Arafat)
Locations (5)
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Central topic of negotiation boundaries and sovereignty.
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Specific site where Israeli sovereignty was deemed non-negotiable by Amnon Lipkin.
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Site where Israel should not have administrative control according to Amnon Lipkin.
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Location in Old City where Clinton suggested giving Arafat a base.
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Area of Jerusalem under discussion.
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Relationships (2)
Barak reports directly to Clinton about internal Israeli deliberations.
Barak asks Ben-Ami to draft a paper.
Key Quotes (4)
"Amnon’s bottom line was that we could not give up Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount... he called 'the cradle of Jewish history.'"Source
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"This is as grave a decision as when Ben-Gurion accepted the partition plan in 1947"Source
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"We can’t pretend we don’t see the iceberg."Source
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Quote #3
"Clinton said that would be a critical"Source
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