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Extraction Summary
4
People
2
Organizations
6
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir (part of house oversight production)
File Size:
2.31 MB
Summary
This document is a page from a memoir (likely by Ehud Barak, given the context of being a former Chief of Staff and close to Peres) describing Israeli political and military events circa 1995-1996. It details Shimon Peres asking the narrator to run his election campaign and discusses high-level peace negotiations with Syria at Wye River. The text focuses heavily on the strategic military implications of withdrawing from the Golan Heights.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Shimon Peres | Prime Minister / Candidate |
Seeking election endorsement; negotiating peace with Syria; asking narrator to be campaign manager.
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| Narrator (Likely Ehud Barak) | Former Chief of Staff / Potential Campaign Manager |
Reflects on negotiations, meetings with Peres, and military strategy regarding the Golan Heights.
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| Yitzhak Rabin | Former Prime Minister |
Mentioned in comparison to Peres regarding understanding trade-offs; previously asked narrator for military views.
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| Amnon Lipkin | Chief of Staff (IDF) |
Asked by Peres to present security views in the kirya bunker.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Israeli Government |
Implied context of elections and military decisions.
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| Syrian Government |
Counterparty in peace negotiations.
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Timeline (2 events)
December 1995 - January 1996
Peace negotiations with Syrians.
Wye River, Maryland
Israeli delegation
Syrian delegation
Early February (Likely 1996)
Key meeting regarding Golan Heights security arrangements.
Underground bunker in the kirya
Locations (6)
| Location | Context |
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Referenced as a political achievement.
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Site of peace talks in Dec 1995 and Jan 1996.
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Territory subject to withdrawal negotiations.
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Tel Aviv military headquarters; location of the underground bunker meeting.
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Reference point for demilitarization provisions.
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Country seeking security arrangements.
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Relationships (2)
Peres asking narrator to be campaign manager; collaborating on negotiation strategy.
Rabin asked narrator for views when narrator was chief-of-staff.
Key Quotes (4)
"He asked me to take on that role [head of hasbarah]."Source
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Quote #1
"But the bulldog never took its eyes of our ankle."Source
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Quote #2
"There was no escaping the fact that without addressing the question of our withdrawal from the Golan Heights, we weren’t going to get to the next stage."Source
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Quote #3
"The relevant question for a chief of staff was whether we could ensure the security of Israel if the government decided on a withdrawal, to which I answered yes."Source
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Quote #4
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