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Extraction Summary
8
People
2
Organizations
5
Locations
2
Events
3
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir (likely ehud barak's) included in congressional oversight production
File Size:
2.5 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from Ehud Barak's memoir or a detailed witness statement regarding the 2000 Camp David Summit, produced as part of a House Oversight investigation (likely related to Epstein due to Barak's association). The text details the breakdown of negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian delegations mediated by President Clinton, specifically focusing on the refusal of Palestinian negotiators (Abu Ala'a and Abu Mazen) to discuss borders or refugees without prior Israeli concessions on land swaps and the 'right of return'. The document highlights the diplomatic impasse despite US efforts to facilitate compromise.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Narrator/Author (Implied) |
Identified by header '/ BARAK /', narrating the negotiation experience.
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| Yasser Arafat | Palestinian Leader |
Present at the meeting, described as friendly but not taking notes.
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| Yossi Ginossar | Aide/Advisor |
Assured the narrator that the meeting would help the atmosphere.
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| Bill Clinton | US President |
Mediator of the talks, met with negotiating teams, proposed compromises.
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| Abu Ala’a | Palestinian Negotiator |
Arafat's representative, refused to discuss borders without prior agreements on land swaps.
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| Shlomo Ben-Ami | Israeli Negotiator |
Tried to find workarounds for impasses, suggested hypothetical assumptions to facilitate talks.
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| Abu Mazen | Palestinian Negotiator |
Insisted on the 'principle of the right of return' before discussing refugee details.
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| Gilead Sher | Israeli Negotiator |
Provided information regarding the Jerusalem discussions.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| The Americans |
US delegation arranging the talks.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp at the bottom.
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Timeline (2 events)
July 2000
Tea meeting with Arafat
Camp David Summit
July 2000 (Day Four)
Start of real talks/negotiations on borders and refugees
Camp David Summit
Negotiating teams
President Clinton
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the summit talks described.
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Referenced in relation to the 'architect of Oslo' and 'Oslo negotiator'.
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Territory discussed regarding land swaps.
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Subject of negotiation regarding sovereignty.
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Country discussed in relation to refugee return and settlement blocks.
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Relationships (3)
Ginossar assuring Barak about the atmosphere of the talks.
Abu Ala’a insisted he would have to ask Arafat first whether a negotiation tactic was okay.
Clinton adopting Ben-Ami's formula for discussion.
Key Quotes (5)
"With ony one exception: what was really happening, or what should happen, in the summit talks."Source
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"Borders should have been the most straightforward."Source
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Quote #2
"Abu Ala’a... said he wouldn’t even discuss borders without a prior agreement to land swaps ensuring Palestinian control over an area equivalent to 100 percent of the West Bank."Source
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Quote #3
"President Clinton agreed that made sense. He said that without talking about the substance of such issues, there wasn’t going to be a deal."Source
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Quote #4
"Abu Mazen insisted that nothing could be discussed until without a prior Israeli acceptance of the “principle of the right of return.”"Source
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Quote #5
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