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Events
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript by Ehud Barak (page 117) included in a House Oversight production. It details the strategic disagreements between Barak (then Defense Minister) and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert regarding the timing and tactical execution of a preemptive strike on a Syrian nuclear reactor. Barak argues for a delay to ensure a 'fail-safe plan' that minimizes the risk of all-out war, while noting Olmert's frustration and urgency.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Narrator / Defense Minister / Former Chief of Staff |
The author of the text (indicated by header 'BARAK'), describing his strategic planning and disagreements with the Pr...
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| Ehud Olmert | Prime Minister |
Described as frustrated with the delay in attacking the reactor; wanted to attack 'within days'.
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| Service Commanders | Military Officials |
Participants in the planning meetings.
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| Chief of Staff | Military Official |
Participant in planning meetings.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Mossad |
Intelligence agency working with the narrator to ensure a successful plan.
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| Kirya |
IDF Headquarters/Tel Aviv defense complex; source of the 'off-the-shelf' military plans.
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| Hizbollah |
Mentioned as part of an alliance with Syria and Iran.
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| The Americans |
Mentioned as helping to get forces and munitions in place.
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Timeline (2 events)
Circa 2007 (implied)
Strategic planning meetings regarding the destruction of a Syrian nuclear reactor.
Israel
Locations (6)
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Location of the nuclear reactor target.
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Country whose security strategy is discussed.
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Referenced in relation to a previous reactor strike (Osirak).
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Mentioned as a regional threat and ally of Syria.
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Mentioned regarding Hizbollah and the 'recent Lebanon war'.
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Where forces and munitions were being placed.
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Relationships (2)
Olmert got more and more frustrated with the fact we hadn’t yet attacked, and frustrated with me as well.
Key Quotes (4)
"The question, however, was how and when to strike the reactor. Olmert wanted to attack within days."Source
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Quote #1
"We need a fail-safe plan to destroy the reactor."Source
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Quote #2
"Invariably, I began my remarks by saying: 'We have to destroy the reactor.'"Source
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Quote #3
"Olmert was beginning to suggest to the few ministers and senior officers aware of our planning that I was against attacking the reactor."Source
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Quote #4
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