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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Summary

This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript (likely by Ehud Barak, indicated by the header) contained within House Oversight files. The text details high-level strategic discussions between the narrator, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ('Bibi'), and Avigdor Lieberman regarding Iran, the West Bank, and Zionist philosophy. The narrator critiques Netanyahu's use of Holocaust imagery and 'diaspora mentality,' and concludes by noting his decision not to run in the January 2013 Knesset elections.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Ehud Barak Narrator (Implied by header 'BARAK' and context)
Discussing Israeli security policy and his decision not to run for Knesset.
Bibi (Benjamin Netanyahu) Prime Minister of Israel
Criticized by the narrator for using Holocaust rhetoric and political passivity.
Lieberman (Avigdor Lieberman) Government Minister (likely Foreign Minister)
Participant in security discussions; criticized by narrator for having a 'galut' mindset.
Nili (Nili Priel) Confidante/Spouse
Person to whom the narrator confided his decision not to run for office.

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
Knesset
Narrator decided not to run for a seat.
House Oversight Committee
Document source stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028277'.

Timeline (2 events)

January 2013
Israeli election (upcoming in the text context).
Israel
Recurring (Every few weeks)
Wide-ranging discussions on the patio of the Prime Minister’s residence.
Prime Minister’s residence
Ehud Barak Bibi Lieberman

Locations (6)

Location Context
Location of meetings on the patio.
Country discussed.
Area mentioned regarding disentanglement from Palestinians.
Mentioned in context of nuclear threat and military action.
Comparison for Israel's high-tech sector.
Historical reference to 1937/1947.

Relationships (2)

Ehud Barak Long-term Acquaintances/Political Rivals Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi)
Narrator states: 'while he and I had known each other for more than half-a-century...'
Ehud Barak Close Personal Nili
Confided in Nili before his closest aides.

Key Quotes (4)

"“Your rhetoric suggests you have spines of steel. But your behavior is living proof of the old saying that it’s easier to take Jews out of the galut, than take the galut out of the Jews.”"
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"“You’re Prime Minister of the State of Israel, not a rabbi in a shtetl, or a speaker trying to raise funds for Israel abroad.”"
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"“If it is a ‘Holocaust,’ what’s our response: to fold up and go back to the diaspora?”"
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"“But in the situation where Israel finds itself, the biggest risk of all is being unable or unwilling to take risks, as if we somehow on the brink of destruction.”"
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