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Extraction Summary
7
People
3
Organizations
2
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / manuscript page (house oversight document)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from Ehud Barak's memoir, contained within House Oversight files. It details Barak's decision in late 2000 to resign as Prime Minister of Israel and call for a special election in February 2001 to seek a renewed mandate for peace negotiations. The text also describes President Clinton's final attempt to broker a peace deal between Israel and Palestine in December 2000, specifically a meeting at the White House attended by negotiators Shlomo Ben-Ami, Gilead Sher, and Dennis Ross.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Ehud Barak | Narrator / Prime Minister of Israel |
Author of the text; discusses his resignation and peace negotiations.
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| Bill Clinton | US President |
Leading final diplomatic push for peace in the Middle East before leaving office.
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| George W. Bush | Incoming US President |
Mentioned as the successor to Clinton.
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| Shlomo | Israeli Representative/Negotiator |
Provided accounts of the White House meeting to Barak. (Likely Shlomo Ben-Ami).
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| Gili | Israeli Representative/Negotiator |
Provided accounts of the White House meeting to Barak. (Likely Gilead Sher).
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| Dennis Ross | US Envoy/Negotiator |
Present at the White House meeting; tasked with recording details with the teams.
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| Israeli President | Head of State |
Barak planned to visit him to formally resign.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Party |
Political party Barak intended to lead in the special election.
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| White House |
Location of the December 23 meeting.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (via footer stamp).
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Timeline (3 events)
December 23, 2000
President Clinton presented final negotiating parameters to Israeli and Palestinian teams.
White House
December 9, 2000
News conference where Barak announced his resignation and call for special elections.
Israel
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Country governed by the narrator.
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Washington D.C., meeting location.
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Relationships (3)
Narrator discusses Clinton's final diplomatic push and their interactions.
Ross provided accounts of the White House meeting to Barak.
Shlomo represented Barak/Israel at the White House meeting.
Key Quotes (4)
"I’d gone into politics to do things, not for the photo opportunities."Source
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Quote #1
"There are those who doubt the mandate I received from the citizens of Israel. I have decided to seek a new mandate – to lead the state of Israel on the road to peace, security and a proper civic and social agenda."Source
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Quote #2
"I will formally resign, and run for a special election, at the head of the Labor Party, for the Prime Ministership of Israel."Source
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Quote #3
"He said this was no longer the starting point for further argument on the basic shape of a peace deal."Source
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Quote #4
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,412 characters)
/ BARAK / 100
challenges Israel would face during Clinton’s final period in office and afterwards,
I knew I could not go further without seeking a fresh mandate from the country,
however unlikely the prospects now seemed.
I knew I could not go further without seeking a fresh mandate from the country,
however unlikely the prospects now seemed.
Deciding to do so was a decision that was probably easier for me than for other
politicians. Privileged though I felt as Prime Minister to be able to pursue what I
felt deeply were Israel’s national interests, the trappings of office were not that
important to me. I’d gone into politics to do things, not for the photo opportunities.
I did still believe it was important to see the final diplomatic push by Clinton
through to its end. But I knew an early election for Prime Minister wouldn’t
happen overnight. It would involve a couple of months’ preparation.
politicians. Privileged though I felt as Prime Minister to be able to pursue what I
felt deeply were Israel’s national interests, the trappings of office were not that
important to me. I’d gone into politics to do things, not for the photo opportunities.
I did still believe it was important to see the final diplomatic push by Clinton
through to its end. But I knew an early election for Prime Minister wouldn’t
happen overnight. It would involve a couple of months’ preparation.
* * *
When I called a news conference on December 9, the media, and the country,
assumed that it was about the Palestinian violence and the ups and downs of the
Clinton initiative, and I did talk about both. But at the end, I said: “There are those
who doubt the mandate I received from the citizens of Israel. I have decided to
seek a new mandate – to lead the state of Israel on the road to peace, security and a
proper civic and social agenda.” I said I would go see the Israeli President the
following morning. “I will formally resign, and run for a special election, at the
head of the Labor Party, for the Prime Ministership of Israel.”
assumed that it was about the Palestinian violence and the ups and downs of the
Clinton initiative, and I did talk about both. But at the end, I said: “There are those
who doubt the mandate I received from the citizens of Israel. I have decided to
seek a new mandate – to lead the state of Israel on the road to peace, security and a
proper civic and social agenda.” I said I would go see the Israeli President the
following morning. “I will formally resign, and run for a special election, at the
head of the Labor Party, for the Prime Ministership of Israel.”
The election was set for February 2001. The last act in President Clinton’s
attempt at a breakthrough actually came after the American election, and just a
month before George W. Bush would succeed him. Since, in practical terms, any
final agreement would almost certainly come under President Bush, Clinton’s final
negotiating paper was framed as a set of paramaters which, if agreed to by both
sides, were intended to set the stage for a final deal. On December 23, Clinton
presented the draft to both sides’ representatives at the White House. I wasn’t
there. But the accounts I got from Shlomo, Gili and Dennis Ross afterwards made
me feel as if I was. The president said he would read through the document and
then leave the Israeli and Palestinian teams with Dennis to make sure they’d
recorded each detail. He said this was no longer the starting point for further
argument on the basic shape of a peace deal. This was his considered judgement of
attempt at a breakthrough actually came after the American election, and just a
month before George W. Bush would succeed him. Since, in practical terms, any
final agreement would almost certainly come under President Bush, Clinton’s final
negotiating paper was framed as a set of paramaters which, if agreed to by both
sides, were intended to set the stage for a final deal. On December 23, Clinton
presented the draft to both sides’ representatives at the White House. I wasn’t
there. But the accounts I got from Shlomo, Gili and Dennis Ross afterwards made
me feel as if I was. The president said he would read through the document and
then leave the Israeli and Palestinian teams with Dennis to make sure they’d
recorded each detail. He said this was no longer the starting point for further
argument on the basic shape of a peace deal. This was his considered judgement of
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