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Extraction Summary
8
People
6
Organizations
5
Locations
4
Events
3
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / memoir / evidence exhibit
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2.09 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or book by Ehud Barak (marked with House Oversight evidence stamp 011873). It details the political fallout of the 2006 Lebanon War, the resignation of military leaders, and Barak's return to power as Defense Minister in June 2007. It concludes with discussions regarding intelligence briefings from Prime Minister Olmert about a secret Syrian nuclear reactor funded by Iran and aided by North Korea.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Author / Narrator / Defense Minister |
Narrator of the text ('I'); replaced Amir Peretz as Labor Party chairman and Defense Minister in June 2007.
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| Ehud Olmert | Prime Minister of Israel |
Singled out by inquiry report; briefed Barak on Syrian nuclear threat; portrayed as a military novice.
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| Amir Peretz | Defense Minister (Former) |
Singled out by inquiry report as the 'wrong man in the wrong cabinet post'; replaced by Barak.
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| Dan Halutz | Chief of Staff (Implied) |
Singled out by inquiry report; resigned before report came out.
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| Tzipi Livni | Politician |
Called for Olmert and Peretz to quit.
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| Dan Meridor | Likud Politician |
Member of Knesset defense committee; close to Barak.
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| Menachem Begin | Former Prime Minister |
Referenced regarding the 1981 strike on the Iraqi reactor.
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| Saddam Hussein | Former President of Iraq |
Target of 1981 preemptive strike.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Labor Party |
Israeli political party; Barak became chairman.
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| Likud |
Israeli political party; associated with Olmert and Meridor.
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| Mossad |
Intelligence agency that uncovered Syrian nuclear evidence.
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| Knesset |
Israeli parliament; mentions defense committee.
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| Hizbollah |
Militant group; mentioned as surviving the war.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (via Bates stamp).
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Timeline (4 events)
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Site of the war discussed in the first paragraph.
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Location of the uncovered nuclear reactor (northeast, Euphrates River).
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Provided technical help for Syrian reactor.
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Provided funding for Syrian reactor.
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IDF Headquarters in Tel Aviv.
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Relationships (3)
Briefed by Olmert; growing tension between them over dealing with Syrian nuclear threat.
Described as a politician 'to whom I became closer'.
Barak replaced Peretz as Labor Party chairman and Defense Minister.
Key Quotes (5)
"If you don’t win, you lose... Hizbollah survived. It won the war."Source
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"Without the botched handling of the war, I might well have remained a mere member of the Labor Party and a private citizen."Source
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Quote #2
"Olmert was portrayed as a military novice who’d gone into battle without understanding the wartime role and responsibilities of a Prime Minister."Source
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Quote #3
"Amir Peretz was found to be the wrong man in the wrong cabinet post at the wrong time."Source
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Quote #4
"Mossad had uncovered evidence that the Syrians, with technical help from North Korea and funding from Iran, were building a nuclear reactor."Source
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Quote #5
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