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Extraction Summary
7
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / memoir page (evidentiary production)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir by Ehud Barak (indicated by the header) included in a House Oversight Committee production. The text details Barak's advice to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during the 2006 Lebanon War, warning against mission creep and urging a quick conclusion. It retrospectively critiques the war's management, the lack of clear objectives, and the heavy cost in lives despite the UN cease-fire negotiated by Tzipi Livni.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Narrator / Former Prime Minister |
Author of the text (indicated by header '/ BARAK /'), advising the current government.
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| Ehud Olmert | Prime Minister of Israel |
Received advice from Barak; criticized for handling of the war.
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| Shimon Peres | Senior Politician (Former PM/President) |
Referred to as 'Shimon'; consulted with Barak.
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| Dan Halutz | IDF Chief of Staff |
Mentioned as being caught up in operational details.
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| George W. Bush | US President |
Supported Israel's position regarding the start of the war.
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| Tony Blair | British Prime Minister |
Supported Israel's position regarding the start of the war.
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| Tzipi Livni | Foreign Minister of Israel |
Negotiated the UN cease-fire resolution.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Israeli Government |
Cabinet responsible for war decisions.
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| IDF |
Israeli Defense Forces (implied through 'Israeli troops', 'generals', 'air force').
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| Hizbollah |
Opposing militant group in Lebanon.
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| United Nations (UN) |
Issued cease-fire resolution.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document production (Bates stamp).
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Timeline (2 events)
Relationships (2)
Olmert called Barak for advice on the war strategy.
Referenced familiarly as 'Shimon' who also asked Barak for thoughts.
Key Quotes (4)
"Do your best to bring things to an end as soon as you can."Source
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"Resist that temptation, I told him. I said there was a danger that, before they knew it, he and the other minister would be in way over their heads."Source
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Quote #2
"The result was an operation that lasted 34 days, nearly twice the length of the Yom Kippur War."Source
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Quote #3
"And for what, many Israelis were soon asking themselves."Source
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Quote #4
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