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Extraction Summary
7
People
5
Organizations
5
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir page (evidence production)
File Size:
2.5 MB
Summary
This document is a page from a memoir (likely by Ehud Barak) contained within House Oversight documents. It details the narrator's time as Sayeret Matkal commander, describing a meeting with Eli Zeira regarding Yasser Arafat and a subsequent aborted ambush operation on the Lebanese border intended to capture Syrian officers on June 9 (c. 1972). The text focuses entirely on Israeli military history and operations.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Author/Narrator (implied Ehud Barak) | Sayeret Matkal Commander |
Leading the operation to abduct Syrian officers; narrating the events.
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| Eli Zeira | Intelligence Official |
Dismissed the author's plan to target Arafat; reading l'Express.
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| Yasser Arafat | Fatah Leader |
Subject of a proposed attack plan; described by Zeira as 'fat' and 'political'.
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| Dado (David Elazar) | Senior Officer |
Receptive to operations; observing tank exercises in the south.
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| Moshe Dayan | Defense Minister (Implied) |
Required to sign off on missions.
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| Golda (Meir) | Prime Minister (Implied) |
Possibly required to sign off on missions.
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| Motta Gur | Head of Northern Command |
Relayed intelligence about a Lebanese Army checkpoint during the ambush.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| l’Express |
French newsmagazine Eli Zeira was reading.
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| Fatah |
Organization led by Arafat.
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| Sayeret Matkal |
Special forces unit commanded by the narrator.
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| Lebanese Army |
Had a checkpoint near the ambush site.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Recipient of the document (indicated by footer).
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Key Quotes (3)
"“He’s fat. He’s political,” he said. “He is not a target for this kind of operation.”"Source
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Quote #1
"Still, I was determined to try, which marked the start of two of my most frustrating weeks as Sayeret Matkal commander."Source
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Quote #2
"Its intelligence unit said there was a Lebanese Army checkpoint a quarter-mile from the ambush site."Source
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Quote #3
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