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2.48 MB
Extraction Summary
6
People
5
Organizations
6
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / narrative report (page 266)
File Size:
2.48 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or detailed report (likely by Ehud Barak) recounting the October 1994 kidnapping of Israeli soldier Nachshon Wachsman by Hamas. It details the intelligence operations by Shin Bet to locate Wachsman near Ramallah, the strategic discussions with Prime Minister Rabin regarding a rescue mission versus negotiation, and the mobilization of Sayeret Matkal. The text carries the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011737.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Wachsman | Hostage / Soldier |
19-year-old Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas; held north of Jerusalem.
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| Rabin | Prime Minister / Leader |
Consulted by the narrator; willing to approve rescue attempts.
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| Sheikh Ahmed Yassin | Hamas Founder |
Imprisoned leader whose release was demanded by the kidnappers.
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| Esther Wachsman | Mother of hostage |
Holocaust survivor born in a displaced-persons camp in Germany.
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| Shaul Mofaz | Commander |
Commander with responsibility for the West Bank; ordered to prepare for rescue.
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| Narrator ('I') | Military/Government Leader |
Author of the text (likely Ehud Barak given context of House Oversight docs and historical role); orders Sayeret Matk...
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Hamas |
Kidnappers holding Wachsman.
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| Israeli television |
Received the hostage videotape.
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| Sayeret Matkal |
Elite unit ordered to coordinate search and prepare for rescue.
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| Shin Bet |
Tracked the kidnappers and located the hostage.
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| Southern Command |
Coordinated efforts in the south.
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Locations (6)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Mentioned at the start of the narrative.
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Initial suspected location of hostage; site of diversionary preparations.
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Where the rental car was returned.
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Village on the road to Ramallah was the hostage location.
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Area under Shaul Mofaz's command.
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Birthplace of Esther Wachsman.
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Key Quotes (3)
"The group from Hamas kidnapped me... They are demanding the release of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and another 200 people from Israeli prison."Source
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Quote #1
"If their demands are not met, they will execute me on Friday at 8 pm."Source
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Quote #2
"I told Rabin that the fact Hamas was holding a single hostage meant that if our assault teams were delayed for any reason at all, the kindappers might kill him before we got in."Source
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Quote #3
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