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Extraction Summary
4
People
4
Organizations
9
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir page (evidence file)
File Size:
2.28 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page (p. 31) from a memoir, likely by Ehud Barak given the specific references to Kibbutz Mishmar Hasharon. It details historical reflections on the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, specifically the moral conflict regarding the displacement of Arabs and the subsequent violent eviction of Jewish Yemeni refugees from the village of Wadi Khawaret by members of the narrator's own kibbutz. The page is marked with a House Oversight stamp, indicating it was part of a document production for a congressional investigation.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Giora | Mentioned subject |
The narrator wonders what would happen to Giora if the siege succeeded.
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| Ben-Gurion | Historical Figure (David Ben-Gurion) |
Accepted the plan for two states.
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| The 35 | Historical Figures |
Refers to the 'Convoy of 35' who were murdered and mutilated.
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| Narrator | Author/Speaker (Likely Ehud Barak based on context of Mishmar Hasharon) |
A member of Mishmar Hasharon reflecting on the 1948 war and moral conflicts regarding refugees.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Mishmar Hasharon |
Kibbutz where the narrator lived and whose members attacked Yemeni refugees.
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| United Nations (UN) |
Referenced regarding the partition vote.
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| Davar le Yeladim |
A publication (children's magazine) that published photos of the airlift.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (9)
| Location | Context |
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Country context.
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Kibbutz.
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Village/land area occupied by the Kibbutz and briefly by Yemeni refugees.
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Origin of refugees.
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Origin of refugees.
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Origin of refugees.
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Origin of refugees.
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Region context.
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Origin of 50,000 airlifted refugees.
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Relationships (2)
Refers to 'our kibbutz' and 'we'.
Mishmar Hasharon Members
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Conflict
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Yemeni Refugees
Young men from the kibbutz drove the refugees away with clubs.
Key Quotes (4)
"If there was going to be an Israel – if there was going to be a Mishmar Hasharon – we had to win and the Arabs had to lose."Source
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Quote #1
"Someone had to farm the land. Why not us?"Source
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Quote #2
"Yet a few nights after the Yemenis moved in, a posse of young men, including some from Mishmar Hasharon, descended on them and, armed with clubs and wooden staves, drove them away."Source
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Quote #3
"I realized Wadi Khawaret no longer belonged to the Arabs. But, surely, our kibbutz had no more right to the buildings than Jews who had fled from Yemen and needed them a lot more than we did."Source
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Quote #4
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