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Extraction Summary
6
People
3
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir (scanned for house oversight committee)
File Size:
2.48 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page (281) from a memoir, likely by Ehud Barak (based on the specific anecdote of playing a Steinway piano in Barcelona and serving as Foreign Minister under Peres). The text details the political aftermath of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, the formation of a new government by Shimon Peres, and the narrator's first diplomatic meeting with Yasir Arafat at a conference in Barcelona. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, indicating it was part of a document production for a congressional investigation, likely related to inquiries regarding Epstein's associates.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Narrator (Likely Ehud Barak) | Foreign Minister of Israel |
Describing his appointment as Foreign Minister and first meeting with Arafat. (Note: Ehud Barak is known for playing ...
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| Yitzhak Rabin | Former Prime Minister of Israel |
Referenced as 'Yitzhak', whose murder set the political context.
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| Shimon Peres | Prime Minister of Israel |
Formed a new cabinet and appointed the narrator as Foreign Minister.
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| Yigal Amir | Assassin |
Mentioned as part of the 'violent messianism' and fanaticism.
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| King Juan Carlos | King of Spain |
Host of the dinner at his palatial estate in Barcelona.
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| Yasir Arafat | PLO Leader |
Met with the narrator in Barcelona; approached while narrator was playing piano.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Defense Ministry |
Cabinet position Peres considered for the narrator.
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| PLO |
Palestine Liberation Organization, led by Arafat.
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| Euro-Mediterranean Partnership |
Organizer of the conference in Barcelona.
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Timeline (3 events)
November 27-28, 1995 (Historical date of Barcelona Conference)
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership conference and dinner
Barcelona, Spain
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership conference.
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Venue for the dinner where the narrator met Arafat.
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Country of origin for the narrator and political events discussed.
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Relationships (2)
Peres appointed narrator as Foreign Minister.
First meeting described; narrator mentions watching him 'by other means' (military/intelligence context) previously.
Key Quotes (3)
"Yitzhak’s murder had acted like a kind lightning strike, freezing Israelis in a mix of disgust over what had occurred and awareness of the dangers this brand of hatred and extremism posed."Source
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Quote #1
"I must say I have spent many years watching you – by other means."Source
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Quote #2
"My hope was to begin by establishing simple, human contact; to signal respect; to begin to create the conditions not to try to kill Arafat but, if he shared the same goal, to make peace with him."Source
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Quote #3
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