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Extraction Summary
7
People
6
Organizations
9
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / congressional exhibit (house oversight)
File Size:
2.47 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from Ehud Barak's memoir (page 132), submitted as evidence in a House Oversight investigation (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011889). The text details high-level, secret Israeli security cabinet ('Group of Eight') discussions in November 2010 regarding the Iranian nuclear threat. It describes a clandestine meeting at a Mossad villa where generals presented an attack plan, revealing a split between ministers who opposed the strike (Meridor, Begin, Ya'alon) and those who favored preparation (Barak, Netanyahu, Lieberman). While part of an Epstein-related document release, the text itself focuses strictly on Israeli geopolitical strategy.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Ehud Barak | Author / Minister |
Referenced in header 'BARAK'; refers to himself as 'I' in the text; part of the group favoring preparation for action.
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| Dan Meridor | Minister |
Member of the Group of Eight; opposed to an Israeli attack on Iran.
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| Benny Begin | Minister without portfolio |
Son of Menachem Begin; opposed to an Israeli attack on Iran.
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| Menachem Begin | Former Prime Minister |
Mentioned as Benny Begin's father.
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| Moshe 'Boogie' Ya'alon | Minister of Strategic Affairs |
Former Sayeret Matkal commander and chief of staff; opposed to the attack.
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| Bibi (Benjamin Netanyahu) | Prime Minister |
In favor of being prepared to act.
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| Avigdor Lieberman | Minister |
In favor of being prepared to act.
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Organizations (6)
Timeline (2 events)
November 2010
Secret meeting of the Group of Eight regarding a potential military strike on Iran.
Mossad villa near the coastal road north of Tel Aviv
Group of Eight
Chief of Staff
Head of Military Intelligence
Commander of the Air Force
Ehud Barak
Bibi Netanyahu
Avigdor Lieberman
Dan Meridor
Benny Begin
Boogie Ya'alon
Locations (9)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (2)
Both were in favor of being prepared to act militarily against Iran.
Both were opposed to an Israeli attack from the start.
Key Quotes (3)
"It could even send a nuclear device in a container smuggled on board a commercial vessel docking in one of Israel’s ports."Source
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Quote #1
"We convened in a villa that the Mossad kept for clandestine foreign visitors, near the coastal road north of Tel Aviv."Source
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Quote #2
"But the confidence and detail with which the plan was laid out, and the fact that Bibi, Lieberman and I were in favor of being prepared to act, gave me the sense that a majority would back military action if it became necessary."Source
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Quote #3
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