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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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Quotes
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Summary
This document page, stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011775, appears to be an excerpt from a manuscript (likely by Ehud Barak, based on the header) detailing Israeli political events leading up to the May 17, 1999 election. It describes the collapse of a government following the failure to uphold the Wye agreement and a subsequent vote of no-confidence in the Knesset passed by a margin of 81 to 30.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Ehud Barak | Author / Narrator (Inferred) |
Identified by header '/ BARAK /'. The narrator ('I') discusses political maneuvering and the peace process.
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| Benjamin Netanyahu | Prime Minister (Inferred) |
Referred to as 'him'/'his government'. The text describes a vote of no-confidence against him and his government's fa...
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| Knesset Members | Legislators |
Participated in the vote of no-confidence (81 to 30).
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Knesset |
Israeli parliament where the vote of no-confidence took place.
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| House Oversight Committee |
The body receiving/producing this document (indicated by Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT).
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Implied location of the Knesset and the political events described.
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Relationships (1)
Narrator refuses to help 'save' the other's government; describes the no-confidence vote against him.
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (605 characters)
/ BARAK / 18
save himself: by suggesting a delay of 72 hours for talks on a “unity” government.
I said that I was all for unity. But I reminded him that, time after time, we’d saved
his government in order to continue the peace process. We could no longer help
out a “government that is not interested in upholding the Wye agreement, but only
in its political survival.”
I said that I was all for unity. But I reminded him that, time after time, we’d saved
his government in order to continue the peace process. We could no longer help
out a “government that is not interested in upholding the Wye agreement, but only
in its political survival.”
The vote of no-confidence went against him by the yawning margin of 81 to 30,
with nine Knesset members abstaining or staying away. A few days later, the date
for the election was announced: May 17, 1999.
with nine Knesset members abstaining or staying away. A few days later, the date
for the election was announced: May 17, 1999.
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