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Extraction Summary
6
People
3
Organizations
6
Locations
4
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book draft / memoir page / congressional exhibit
File Size:
2.43 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 398 of a memoir or book draft (likely by Ehud Barak, given the header) submitted as evidence in a House Oversight investigation. The text details the narrator's perspective on Israeli politics between 2004 and 2006, specifically focusing on Ariel Sharon's withdrawal from Gaza, the death of Yasser Arafat, and the internal Labor Party leadership election won by Amir Peretz. The narrator expresses agreement with the Gaza disengagement strategy while criticizing its execution compared to the Lebanon withdrawal.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Ehud Barak | Narrator (Implied) |
The header reads 'BARAK', and the text is a first-person account of Israeli political maneuvers, likely from his memoir.
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| Arik (Ariel Sharon) | Prime Minister of Israel |
Discussed regarding his decision to withdraw from Gaza and his coalition government.
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| Yasser Arafat | Former Palestinian Leader |
Mentioned as passing away in Paris in 2004.
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| Abu Mazen | Palestinian Leader |
Succeeded Arafat.
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| Shimon (Peres) | Labor Party Leader |
Led Labor back into Arik's coalition; supported by the narrator.
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| Amir Peretz | Labor Union Leader / Politician |
Ran for party leader on a platform to leave Sharon's government; won the leadership election.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Hamas |
Mentioned regarding rocket fire and attacks.
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| UN |
United Nations; narrator believed they should have been consulted for the withdrawal.
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| Labor Party |
Political party involved in the coalition and leadership elections.
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Timeline (4 events)
Late 2005
March 2006
Start of 2005
Shimon Peres leads Labor back into Arik's coalition.
Israel
Shimon Peres
Ariel Sharon
Relationships (3)
Ehud Barak (Narrator)
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Political Rival / Strategic Alignment
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Ariel Sharon (Arik)
Narrator agreed with Sharon's security judgment on Gaza despite being surprised.
Ehud Barak (Narrator)
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Political Ally
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Shimon Peres
Narrator threw support behind Shimon during leadership election.
Narrator supported Shimon against Peretz; Peretz won.
Key Quotes (3)
"Surprised though I was by Arik’s decision to leave, I had no doubt that the fundamental security judgment he was making – that a disengagement was in Israel’s own interest – was the right one."Source
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Quote #1
"My regret at the time was that he did not go further toward the kind of major West Bank disengagement I’d been arguing for..."Source
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Quote #2
"Though we left Gaza, we effectively sealed off and blockaded one of the most densely populated, economically strapped and politically febrile strips of land on the face of the earth."Source
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Quote #3
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