📧 Communication

The document is page 128 from a memoir or manuscript by Ehud Barak, marked with House Oversight Bates numbers. It details Barak's time as Israeli Defense Minister in 2009, focusing on his cooperation with Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad and his role as a diplomatic bridge between Prime Minister Netanyahu (Bibi) and the Obama administration (specifically Hillary Clinton and Bob Gates) regarding settlement freezes. Barak notes that Clinton described their relationship as 'longtime friends' during this period.