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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
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Memoir excerpt / book page (evidence file)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page (108) from a memoir by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, contained within House Oversight files. The text details a conversation with Bill Clinton regarding the failure of the Camp David summit, blaming Yasser Arafat for rejecting peace proposals, and recounts Barak's subsequent departure from politics after serving 21 months as Prime Minister.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ehud Barak | narrator / Former Prime Minister of Israel |
The narrator ('I') discussing his time as Prime Minister, his relationship with Clinton, and leaving politics. Identi...
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| Bill Clinton | Former President of the United States |
Discussing the failure of the Camp David summit with Barak.
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| Yasser Arafat | Palestinian Leader |
Blamed by Clinton for refusing the proposal at Camp David and turning to terrorism.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Labor Party |
Political party the narrator belongs to and addressed upon leaving politics.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028242'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Circa 2001
Locations (4)
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Location of the peace summit discussed by Clinton.
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Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount, mentioned in the first sentence fragment.
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Country mentioned in relation to the Prime Minister and violence against Israelis.
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Country mentioned in relation to the President.
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Relationships (2)
Discussed peace efforts together; Clinton confided in Barak about his frustration with the narrative.
Mentioned as the opposing party in the Camp David negotiations who walked out.
Key Quotes (3)
"“The true story of Camp David,” he said, “was that for the first time in the history of the conflict, you and I, the Prime Minister of Israel and the President of the United States, placed on the table a proposal, based on Resolutions 242 and 338, very close to the Palestinian demands.""Source
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Quote #1
"“And Arafat refused to accept it as a basis of negotiations, walked out of the room, and deliberately turned to terrorism.”"Source
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Quote #2
"“I’m a reserve officer,” I said, adding that I hoped I would not be called back to duty any time soon."Source
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Quote #3
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,567 characters)
/ BARAK / 108
mosques on the Haram, and would not become a catalyst, or in this case a pretext,
for violence.
for violence.
Yet the revisionist history about our peace efforts left Clinton not just
frustrated, but genuinely puzzled. What the hell were these people talking about, he
asked me. Why were they missing the forest for the trees. “The true story of Camp
David,” he said, “was that for the first time in the history of the conflict, you and I,
the Prime Minister of Israel and the President of the United States, placed on the
table a proposal, based on Resolutions 242 and 338, very close to the Palestinian
demands. And Arafat refused to accept it as a basis of negotiations, walked out of
the room, and deliberately turned to terrorism.” All the rest, President Clinton said,
was gossip.
frustrated, but genuinely puzzled. What the hell were these people talking about, he
asked me. Why were they missing the forest for the trees. “The true story of Camp
David,” he said, “was that for the first time in the history of the conflict, you and I,
the Prime Minister of Israel and the President of the United States, placed on the
table a proposal, based on Resolutions 242 and 338, very close to the Palestinian
demands. And Arafat refused to accept it as a basis of negotiations, walked out of
the room, and deliberately turned to terrorism.” All the rest, President Clinton said,
was gossip.
All of it was now irrelevant, too. His parameters were off the table. Palestinian
violence against Israelis was getting ever deadlier. And I was out of politics. When
I delivered my final remarks to a Labor Party meeting, I was asked whether I was
leaving politics for good. I replied that I would always remain a member of Labor.
But I saw my role as a bit like when I’d left the army. “I’m a reserve officer,” I
said, adding that I hoped I would not be called back to duty any time soon.
violence against Israelis was getting ever deadlier. And I was out of politics. When
I delivered my final remarks to a Labor Party meeting, I was asked whether I was
leaving politics for good. I replied that I would always remain a member of Labor.
But I saw my role as a bit like when I’d left the army. “I’m a reserve officer,” I
said, adding that I hoped I would not be called back to duty any time soon.
I had been Prime Minister for only 21 months. But I’d been in politics for six
years, and in uniform for nearly thirty-six: in public service for more than four
decades. Now, suddenly, I was a private citizen. And for a few years, I actually
stayed that way.
years, and in uniform for nearly thirty-six: in public service for more than four
decades. Now, suddenly, I was a private citizen. And for a few years, I actually
stayed that way.
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