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2.18 MB
Extraction Summary
4
People
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Organizations
6
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir page (house oversight document)
File Size:
2.18 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir (likely by Ehud Barak, given the context of Sayeret Matkal) contained within House Oversight files. It details the narrator's recruitment into the secretive Israeli special forces unit Sayeret Matkal and provides a detailed character profile of its founder, Avraham Arnan, describing the unit's covert base near Lod and Arnan's unconventional leadership style and military history.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| The Narrator | Recruit |
A soldier finishing basic training who is recruited into Sayeret Matkal.
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| Avraham Arnan | Founder/Commander of Sayeret Matkal |
Described as the 'heart and soul' of the unit; charismatic, unconventional leader with 'movie-star looks' and differe...
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| Dado Elazar | Commander / Future Chief-of-Staff |
Commanded the Palmach's Harel Brigade where Arnan served.
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| Rotem | Unspecified |
Mentioned in relation to identifying dangers that Sayeret Matkal was created to answer.
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Organizations (7)
Timeline (3 events)
Day before end of basic training
Locations (6)
Relationships (2)
Narrator describes Arnan as the leader who made recruits feel like 'equal partners'.
Arnan served under Elazar in the Harel Brigade.
Key Quotes (3)
"The heart and soul of Sayeret Matkal was Avraham Arnan."Source
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Quote #1
"This was the home of Sayeret Matkal, although the first thing I was told was that no one, outside a handful of senior officers in military headquarters, knew we existed."Source
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Quote #2
"What mattered to him was what actually needed to get done, and how best to accomplish it despite all the bureaucratic obstacles..."Source
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Quote #3
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