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Extraction Summary
6
People
4
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
1
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book manuscript / memoir page (house oversight committee evidence)
File Size:
2.38 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, stamped as evidence by the House Oversight Committee. The text details Barak's political strategy in the late 1990s to win over Russian immigrant voters from Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) by engaging with Natan Sharansky and the Yisrael Ba'Aliyah party. It recounts personal anecdotes, including losing a chess match to Sharansky and playing piano for Russian community groups to improve his public image. While part of a larger cache of documents likely related to the Epstein investigation (given Barak's known association), this specific page contains no mentions of Jeffrey Epstein.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Narrator / Politician / General |
Author of the text, describing his political campaign strategy, piano playing, and interactions with Russian immigrants.
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| Bibi (Benjamin Netanyahu) | Political Rival |
Mentioned as holding the Russian vote in 1996; Barak's opponent.
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| Yitzhak Rabin | Former Prime Minister |
Mentioned as a candidate supported by Russians in 1992.
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| Natan Sharansky (Anatoly Sharansky) | Politician / Refusenik |
Leader of Yisrael Ba'Aliyah party, chess aficionado, met with Barak.
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| Andrei Sakharov | Human Rights Advocate |
Mentioned as an ally of Sharansky.
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| Shimon (Peres) | Politician |
Mentioned regarding a message Barak tried to advance three years prior.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Likud |
Right-wing political party.
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| Yisrael Ba'Aliyah |
Main Russian immigrant political party.
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| Moscow’s Physics and Technology Institute |
Alma mater of Natan Sharansky.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by stamp).
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Timeline (3 events)
1992
1996
Election where Russian immigrants supported Bibi (Netanyahu).
Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu
Russian Immigrants
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Mentioned regarding settlements and settlers.
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Country where events take place.
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Origin of immigrants discussed.
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Relationships (2)
Met to discuss politics; Sharansky beat Barak in chess in 7 moves.
Barak discusses needing to dent Bibi's hold on voters.
Key Quotes (1)
"A month ago, young Russians thought Barak was a boring, left-wing socialist party leader who doesn’t look good on TV and mumbles a lot... Today, they see him as a high-ranking Israeli general who knows how to play the piano. The Russian immigrants like strong, cultured people."Source
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