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2.46 MB
Extraction Summary
4
People
2
Organizations
7
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir / evidence document
File Size:
2.46 MB
Summary
This document is a page from the first chapter of a memoir, likely by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (based on the biographical details: born Feb 1942, served as PM, deputy under Rabin). The text details his childhood in British-ruled Palestine, his military career, his perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the historical origins of Zionism. The document bears a Bates stamp indicating it was provided to the House Oversight Committee, likely as part of a larger production of documents (potentially related to Epstein, given the prompt context, though Epstein is not mentioned in this specific text).
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Narrator (Ehud Barak) | Author / Former Prime Minister |
Describing his birth in 1942, childhood, military service, and time as Prime Minister negotiating peace.
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| Yasir Arafat | Palestinian Leader |
Counterpart in peace treaty negotiations with the narrator.
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| Yitzhak Rabin | Former Prime Minister / Chief of Staff |
Narrator served as deputy chief-of-staff under him during the first intifada.
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| Theodor Herzl | Founder of Zionism |
Mentioned as publishing the foundation text of Zionism in 1896.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| State of Israel |
Establishment mentioned; narrator served as Prime Minister.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027863'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (7)
| Location | Context |
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Place of narrator's birth.
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Arab village across from narrator's childhood kibbutz.
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Location of violence during the first intifada.
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Location of violence during the first intifada.
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Historical location of Jewish population.
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Historical location of Jewish population.
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City where Theodor Herzl lived.
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Relationships (2)
fruitless drive to secure a final peace treaty with Yasir Arafat
deputy chief-of-staff under Yitzhak Rabin
Key Quotes (4)
"I am an Israeli, but also a Palestinian."Source
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Quote #1
"I never did, even when, in my years defending the security of Israel, I had to fight, and defeat, them."Source
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Quote #2
"Jews have sincerely tried everywhere to merge with the national communities in which we live, seeking only to preserve the faith of our fathers."Source
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Quote #3
"In vain are we loyal patriots, sometimes super-loyal."Source
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Quote #4
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