📧 Communication

This document appears to be a page from a memoir by Ehud Barak (indicated by the header) included in a House Oversight Committee production. It details the political dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process during the Obama administration, specifically focusing on a 10-month settlement freeze and the hesitation of both Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu. The text recounts a specific meeting in New York between Barak and negotiator Yitzhak Molcho, followed by a secure phone call to Netanyahu criticizing the lack of genuine intent to reach a deal.