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Extraction Summary
4
People
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Organizations
6
Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book manuscript / memoir excerpt (house oversight document)
File Size:
2.38 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript by Ehud Barak (indicated by the header and context). It details private strategic discussions held on the patio of the Prime Minister's residence between Barak, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ('Bibi'), and Avigdor Lieberman regarding the threat of a nuclear Iran and the Palestinian conflict. Barak criticizes Netanyahu's use of 'Holocaust' rhetoric as a betrayal of Zionist principles and reveals his decision (made in late 2012) not to run in the January 2013 Knesset elections. The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Author / Narrator ('I') |
Identified by header '/ BARAK /'. Discusses strategic disagreements with the Prime Minister and his decision not to r...
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| Bibi (Benjamin Netanyahu) | Prime Minister of Israel |
Criticized by the narrator for using 'Holocaust' imagery regarding Iran and maintaining a 'galut' mindset.
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| Lieberman (Avigdor Lieberman) | Government Minister |
Participant in patio discussions; criticized by Barak for having rhetoric that doesn't match behavior.
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| Nili (Priel) | Confidante / Spouse |
Person to whom Barak confided his decision not to run for the Knesset.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| State of Israel |
Country governed by the individuals mentioned.
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| Knesset |
Israeli Parliament; Barak decided not to run for a seat.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011900'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Late 2012
Barak decides not to run for a seat in the Knesset in the upcoming January 2013 elections.
Israel
Ehud Barak
Nili
Prior to Late 2012
Abandonment of the idea of a military strike (presumably against Iran).
Israel
Locations (6)
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Location of meetings on the patio.
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Country discussed.
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Mentioned in context of disentangling from Palestinians.
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Subject of military strike discussions and nuclear threat.
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Used as a comparison for Israel's high-tech sector.
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Historical reference to 1937/1947.
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Relationships (2)
Narrator states 'he and I had known each other for more than half-a-century'
Barak 'confided to Nili' about his political future.
Key Quotes (5)
"it’s easier to take Jews out of the galut, than take the galut out of the Jews."Source
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Quote #1
"You’re Prime Minister of the State of Israel, not a rabbi in a shtetl"Source
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Quote #2
"If Iran gets a bomb, it’ll be bad. Very bad. But we’ll still be here."Source
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Quote #3
"We’re not in Europe in 1937. Or 1947."Source
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Quote #4
"But in the situation where Israel finds itself, the biggest risk of all is being unable or unwilling to take risks"Source
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Quote #5
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