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Extraction Summary
4
People
3
Organizations
1
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
2
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Narrative excerpt / article draft (house oversight evidence)
File Size:
1.63 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir, article, or testimony provided to the House Oversight Committee (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029699). The text is a first-person narrative by a former State Department official who ran the 'Seeds of Peace' organization. It details a close professional and personal relationship with Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, highlighting their families' interactions in Jericho and Erekat's dedication to a two-state solution.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Saeb Erekat | Negotiator / Key Contact |
Described as a key point of contact for Americans, Israelis, and Arabs; father of children sent to Seeds of Peace; de...
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| Narrator (Author) | Former State Department Official / Seeds of Peace Organizer |
Author of the text; former State Department employee; ran Seeds of Peace briefly; personal friend of Erekat.
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| Erekat's Children | Participants |
Sent to Seeds of Peace organization.
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| Narrator's Daughter | Friend |
Befriended Erekat's children and stayed with the Erekats in Jericho.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Seeds of Peace |
A conflict resolution and coexistence organization run briefly by the narrator.
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| State Department |
Former employer of the narrator.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029699'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Unknown (Past)
Unknown (Past)
Erekat sent his children to Seeds of Peace.
Seeds of Peace (Location unspecified)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location where the narrator's daughter stayed with the Erekat family.
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Relationships (2)
Narrator states they yelled, defended positions, laughed, and mourned opportunities together; implies close diplomatic and personal contact.
Text states 'my daughter befriended his'.
Key Quotes (2)
"He wasn't as pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli as much as he was pro-peace."Source
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Quote #1
"Who else would list as an "objective" on his resume: "Solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on a two state negotiated solution through diplomatic offices"?"Source
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Quote #2
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Complete text extracted from the document (1,314 characters)
political scene dominated not by fellow
academics, but by hard men defined by
struggle and intrigue. During the heady
days of the peace process, he became a
key point of contact for the Americans,
the Israelis, the Arabs, and much of the
rest of the international community.
I came to know Erekat not only as a
negotiator, but as a person. He sent his
kids to Seeds of Peace, a conflict
resolution and coexistence organization
that I ran briefly after leaving the State
Department, and my daughter befriended
his and stayed with the Erekats in
Jericho. Saeb and I have yelled at each
other, defended our respective positions,
laughed, and mourned opportunities that
were never adequately explored. But
through it all, what he said about himself
was true: He wasn't as pro-Palestinian or
pro-Israeli as much as he was pro-peace.
That peace has proven elusive to this day.
But with all our differences -- and there
are many -- I believe Erekat believes in
its possibility. Who else would list as an
"objective" on his resume: "Solve the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on a two
state negotiated solution through
diplomatic offices"?
If, or perhaps when, another effort to
negotiate a deal is made, one thing is
clear -- Erekat will be in the middle of it.
Last week, he agreed to answer my
academics, but by hard men defined by
struggle and intrigue. During the heady
days of the peace process, he became a
key point of contact for the Americans,
the Israelis, the Arabs, and much of the
rest of the international community.
I came to know Erekat not only as a
negotiator, but as a person. He sent his
kids to Seeds of Peace, a conflict
resolution and coexistence organization
that I ran briefly after leaving the State
Department, and my daughter befriended
his and stayed with the Erekats in
Jericho. Saeb and I have yelled at each
other, defended our respective positions,
laughed, and mourned opportunities that
were never adequately explored. But
through it all, what he said about himself
was true: He wasn't as pro-Palestinian or
pro-Israeli as much as he was pro-peace.
That peace has proven elusive to this day.
But with all our differences -- and there
are many -- I believe Erekat believes in
its possibility. Who else would list as an
"objective" on his resume: "Solve the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on a two
state negotiated solution through
diplomatic offices"?
If, or perhaps when, another effort to
negotiate a deal is made, one thing is
clear -- Erekat will be in the middle of it.
Last week, he agreed to answer my
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