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7
People
4
Organizations
4
Locations
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Events
3
Relationships
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Quotes
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Memoir excerpt / book page (likely ehud barak's autobiography)
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2.41 MB
Summary
This document is a page (p. 84/370) from a memoir, likely by Ehud Barak, stamped with a House Oversight Bates number. It details the internal dynamics of the 2000 Camp David Summit during a four-day period when President Clinton was away. The narrator describes tensions with Madeleine Albright and Dennis Ross, his refusal to negotiate formally without Clinton present, his avoidance of Albright by claiming to go jogging, and his private strategizing with advisors Gili Sher and Danny Yatom regarding Arafat's refusal to accept concessions.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Narrator / Prime Minister of Israel |
Author of the text ('I'), negotiating at Camp David.
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| Bill Clinton | US President |
Referred to as 'Clinton' and 'the President'. He is away for four days during the narrative.
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| Dennis Ross | US Envoy/Negotiator |
Referred to as 'Dennis'. Expressed frustration at the halt in meetings.
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| Madeleine Albright | US Secretary of State |
Referred to as 'Madeleine Albright', 'Madeleine', and 'Secretary of State'. Initially furious, later apologizes.
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| Yasser Arafat | Palestinian Leader |
Referred to as 'Arafat'. Described as unmoving in negotiations.
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| Danny Yatom | Advisor/Delegate |
Referred to as 'Danny' and 'Danny Yatom'. Barak instructs him to tell Americans he is jogging.
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| Gili Sher | Advisor/Negotiator |
Barak continued meeting with him.
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Organizations (4)
Timeline (2 events)
July 2000
Locations (4)
Relationships (3)
She was furious, later apologized. He avoided her meeting request by jogging.
Barak refused to negotiate seriously in Clinton's absence.
Barak gives instructions to Danny to relay messages.
Key Quotes (3)
"Madeleine Albright’s was fury."Source
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"I told Danny to inform the Americans I was out jogging around the perimeter of the large Camp David estate, and went off to do just that."Source
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"I considered the “pocket” concessions I’d agreed to... and the need to decide how to deal with the fact that Arafat, when he had engaged at all, had said 'no'."Source
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Quote #3
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