📧 Communication

This document appears to be an excerpt from a memoir or statement by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (labeled 'BARAK / 50'), contained within a House Oversight Committee file. The text details the political complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in the spring of 2000, specifically focusing on negotiations regarding villages near East Jerusalem (Abu Dis), internal Israeli coalition fragility involving Shas and the National Religious Party, and security concerns surrounding Al-Naqba Day on May 15, 2000. It mentions coordination with President Clinton to prevent violence during planned protests.