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Extraction Summary
6
People
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Organizations
4
Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir / evidence exhibit
File Size:
2.43 MB
Summary
This document is page 119 of a book or memoir (likely by Ehud Barak) submitted as evidence to the House Oversight Committee. It details a historical account of a hijacked plane standoff where the narrator, leading a Sayeret special forces team, urges an immediate night assault. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan arrives, receives a briefing on the plan, but ultimately orders the operation to be postponed with the message 'Not tonight,' frustrating the narrator.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Narrator | Military Commander/Author |
Leading a special forces team (Sayeret) in a planned assault on a hijacked plane. (Context suggests Ehud Barak).
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| Talik | Superior Officer |
Intermediary between the narrator and the 'big boss' (Dayan).
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| Moshe Dayan | Defense Minister |
Referred to as 'The big boss' and 'Defense Minister'. Makes the final decision to abort the night raid.
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| Tzvi Tzur | Chief of Staff |
Mentioned in a flashback regarding a previous operation in the Golan.
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| Uzi Betzer | Officer |
Member of the assault team; family member of Moshe Dayan.
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| Mookie Betzer | Officer |
Member of the assault team; family member of Moshe Dayan.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Sayeret |
Israeli Special Forces unit (Sayeret Matkal); described as 'a breed of night animals'.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Night/Early Morning (Historical)
Standoff at an airfield involving a hijacked plane. Israeli special forces (Sayeret) prepare to storm the plane but are ordered to stand down by Defense Minister Moshe Dayan.
Airfield (Israel)
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Site of the hijacking standoff.
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Where the command leadership was stationed.
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Mentioned in a flashback regarding a previous operation.
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Country of operation.
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Relationships (3)
Uzi and Mookie Betzer, were members of his family.
Uzi and Mookie Betzer, were members of his family.
Key Quotes (5)
"The first five seconds will ne critical. Act decisively"Source
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Quote #1
"The sayeret was a breed of night animals."Source
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Quote #2
"Better now than in daytime."Source
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Quote #3
"Not tonight."Source
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Quote #4
"For the first but not the last time in uniform, I felt the frustration of finding my preparation and judgement trumped, without explanation, by a decision from above."Source
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Quote #5
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