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Extraction Summary
4
People
3
Organizations
6
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Memoir/book excerpt (likely from ehud barak's autobiography)
File Size:
2.56 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir (likely Ehud Barak's) included in House Oversight files. It details the narrator's internal conflict regarding the Oslo II agreement in August 1995, his private meeting with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to voice objections, and the political landscape involving the rise of Benjamin Netanyahu as the leader of Likud. The text focuses on Israeli geopolitical strategy and internal cabinet politics.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Narrator (likely Ehud Barak) | Government Official/Former Chief of Staff |
Recently joined the government, former Chief of Staff, shared a 1986 newspaper cover with Netanyahu.
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| Yitzhak Rabin | Prime Minister (implied) |
Head of government, brought the narrator into government, supported Oslo II.
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| Yitzhak Shamir | Former Likud Leader |
His leadership ended with the 1992 defeat.
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| Bibi Netanyahu | Likud Leader |
New Likud leader, former Sayeret Matkal officer, described as the 'fresh young face of Israeli' politics.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Likud |
Political party defeated in 1992, now led by Netanyahu.
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| Sayeret Matkal |
Military unit; Netanyahu is described as a former officer of this unit.
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| Israeli Cabinet |
Body voting on the Oslo II agreement.
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Timeline (3 events)
1986
August 13, 1995
Decisive cabinet meeting regarding the Oslo II agreement.
Israel
Locations (6)
| Location | Context |
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Territory involved in redeployment and authority transfer.
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Territory mentioned as part of the 'single territorial entity'.
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Specific zone in the West Bank designated for phased redeployment.
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Mentioned in the context of permanent-status talks.
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Referencing the location of the peace accords.
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Referenced as the parent agreement to Oslo.
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Relationships (2)
Rabin brought narrator into government; narrator felt obligated to support Rabin despite disagreements.
Shared a newspaper cover in 1986; predicted to face each other at the ballot box.
Key Quotes (4)
"Dubbed Oslo II, it involved a major transfer of authority and territory."Source
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Quote #1
"Rabin knew I’d be concerned not only to ensure the security provisions avoided potential misunderstandings on the ground, but about the longer-term implications"Source
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Quote #2
"He knew I’d be against Oslo II, and knew the reasons why. But we both knew something else: having been brought into government by Rabin, I would be expected, on a vote of this importance, to be in his corner."Source
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Quote #3
"The new Likud leader was the former Sayeret Matkal officer with whom I’d shared a newspaper cover in 1986 predicting that he and I would end up facing each other at the ballot box: Bibi Netanyahu."Source
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Quote #4
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