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Extraction Summary
8
People
6
Organizations
5
Locations
4
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / memoir (evidence exhibit)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir by Ehud Barak (stamped 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'), detailing his return to political power in Israel in 2007 following the fallout of the Lebanon War. It describes the criticism faced by Olmert, Peretz, and Halutz, Barak's appointment as Defense Minister, and the intelligence briefing he received regarding a secret Syrian nuclear reactor funded by Iran and North Korea. The text highlights the political tensions between Barak and Olmert regarding the handling of this threat.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | Author / Narrator |
Identified by header 'BARAK' and context of becoming Defense Minister in June 2007. Describes his return to politics.
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| Ehud Olmert | Prime Minister of Israel |
Criticized in inquiry report; briefed Barak on Syrian nuclear threat; growing tension with Barak.
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| Amir Peretz | Defense Minister (Former) |
Replaced by Barak; criticized as 'wrong man in the wrong cabinet post'.
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| Dan Halutz | Military Official |
Singled out in inquiry; resigned due to taking personal responsibility.
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| Tzipi Livni | Politician |
Called for Olmert and Peretz to quit.
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| Dan Meridor | Likud Politician |
Member of Knesset defense committee; someone Barak became close to.
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| Menachem Begin | Former Prime Minister |
Historical reference regarding the 1981 strike on Iraq.
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| Saddam Hussein | Former President of Iraq |
Historical reference regarding 1981 reactor strike.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Labor Party |
Political party Barak returned to lead.
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| Likud |
Political party of Olmert and Meridor.
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| Hizbollah |
Mentioned as surviving and 'winning' the war.
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| Mossad |
Uncovered evidence of Syrian nuclear reactor.
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| Knesset |
Israeli parliament (Defense Committee mentioned).
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| House Oversight Committee |
US Government body (Document stamp indicates this is from their files).
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Timeline (4 events)
April 2007
Commission of inquiry released report on the war (Winograd Commission implied).
Israel
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the war discussed.
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Northeast region along Euphrates River; site of nuclear reactor.
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Providing technical help to Syria.
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Providing funding to Syria.
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Tel Aviv (IDF Headquarters).
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Relationships (2)
Knew each other for years; growing tension over dealing with Syrian nuclear threat.
Described as 'another rising Likud politician to whom I became closer'.
Key Quotes (4)
"“If you don’t win, you lose... Hizbollah survived. It won the war.”"Source
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Quote #1
"Without the botched handling of the war, I might well have remained a mere member of the Labor Party and a private citizen."Source
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Quote #2
"Amir Peretz was found to be the wrong man in the wrong cabinet post at the wrong time."Source
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Quote #3
"I had been briefed a few weeks earlier by Olmert on a threat hundreds of miles further away: a construction site in northeast Syria... where Mossad had uncovered evidence that the Syrians... were building a nuclear reactor."Source
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Quote #4
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