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Extraction Summary
7
People
3
Organizations
5
Locations
2
Events
3
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book manuscript / memoir page (evidence file)
File Size:
2.45 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript (likely by Ehud Barak) contained within House Oversight files. It details diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Syria mediated by US President Bill Clinton, specifically discussing the negative impact of press leaks in 'Ha'aretz' and an Arabic newspaper. The text describes a February meeting in Jerusalem where the narrator, Danny Yatom, and US Ambassador Martin Indyk drew up a specific border proposal regarding the Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Unknown Narrator (Implied Ehud Barak) | Author/Negotiator |
Discussing negotiations with Clinton and Syria; denoted by 'I' and header '/ BARAK /'
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| Bill Clinton | US President |
Mediator between Israel and Syria; phoned Assad and the narrator
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| Hafez al-Assad | President of Syria |
Referred to as 'Assad'; described as a strongman with failing health
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| Yitzhak Rabin | Former Israeli Prime Minister |
Mentioned regarding his 'pocket deposit' (previous diplomatic commitment)
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| Farouk Al-Sharaa | Syrian Official (Foreign Minister) |
Syrian negotiator whom Assad refused to send back for talks
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| Danny Yatom | Israeli Official |
Sat down with the narrator to draw up proposals
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| Martin Indyk | US Ambassador |
Participated in the February meeting in Jerusalem to draw borders
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Ha'aretz |
Israeli newspaper that leaked the US negotiating paper
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| Arabic-language newspaper in London |
Published a leak presumably from the Syrians
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| US Government |
Mediators (Clinton, Indyk)
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Timeline (2 events)
February
Strategic meeting to draw border lines on a satellite map
Jerusalem
Unknown
Leaks regarding negotiations published in an Arabic newspaper in London and Ha'aretz
London / Israel
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of the newspaper that published the first leak
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Location where the narrator returned to and held meetings
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Meeting location with Danny Yatom and Martin Indyk
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Territory under negotiation
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Geographic landmark used for drawing proposed borders
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Relationships (3)
Working together on peace negotiations and strategy.
Assad refused to send Al-Sharaa back for talks.
Worked together on mapping the Golan withdrawal proposal.
Key Quotes (4)
"I agreed with President Clinton that when they ended, he could phone Assad and tell him that I had confirmed Rabin’s 'pocket deposit.'"Source
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Quote #1
"The second leak, however, was in the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz, which published the entire US negotiating paper."Source
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Quote #2
"Assad’s image as a strongman, implacably tough on Israel, had been built and burnished over his three decades in power."Source
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Quote #3
"I sat down with Danny Yatom and US Ambassador Martin Indyk in Jerusalem to draw up a 'bottom line' proposal on a withdrawal from the Golan Heights."Source
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Quote #4
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