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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
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Book manuscript / memoir excerpt (part of house oversight committee production)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (indicated by the header '/ BARAK /'), produced as part of a House Oversight investigation (likely related to Epstein due to Barak's association, though Epstein is not mentioned on this page). The text details diplomatic tensions during the Second Intifada (circa late 2000), focusing on a contentious meeting at the Elysée Palace with French President Jacques Chirac, US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and Yasser Arafat. Barak describes his frustration with Arafat's alleged duplicity regarding violence and Chirac's demand for an international force.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Narrator/Israeli Prime Minister (implied) |
The narrator ('I') recounting negotiations and military decisions; name appears in header '/ BARAK /'.
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| Jacques Chirac | French President |
Hosted a meeting at Elysée Palace; demanded explanations for casualty disparities.
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| Madeleine Albright | US Secretary of State |
referred to as 'Madeleine' and 'Secretary Albright'; present at the meeting.
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| Yasser Arafat | Palestinian Leader |
Accused by narrator of lying about violence and organizing attacks.
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| Shlomo Ben-Ami | Israeli Official |
Mentioned at the cut-off of the text.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Tanzim |
Palestinian militant faction whose leaders the narrator named.
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| Israeli troops/soldiers |
Military forces discussed in the context of rules of engagement.
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| Palestinian police |
Security forces coordinated with to lower security profiles.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document production (via footer stamp).
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Timeline (2 events)
Circa October 2000
Paris Summit / Meeting at Elysée Palace
Elysée Palace, Paris
Post-meeting
Attack on police post
Edge of the Old City, Jerusalem
Palestinian crowd
Israeli Police
Locations (6)
| Location | Context |
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Paris, France; location of the meeting with Chirac.
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Location Arafat phoned to give orders.
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Jerusalem; Temple Mount area mentioned regarding police visibility.
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Jerusalem; location of a police post attack.
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Location of Joseph's Tomb.
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Joseph's Tomb in Nablus; source of tension.
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Relationships (3)
Narrator claims Arafat lied, deserves an Oscar for acting, and is responsible for terror.
Narrator expresses 'surprise and frustration' at Chirac's stance.
Narrator notes Albright shared his frustration with Chirac.
Key Quotes (3)
"What he really deserved was an Oscar."Source
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Quote #1
"Arafat pretended he’d never heard of any of them, almost as if I was reading from a zoology textbook about species of polar bears."Source
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Quote #2
"Are you really saying that you’ll be happy for us to sign an agreement to end it only when another 350 Israelis are killed? I’m not playing that game."Source
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Quote #3
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