Relationship Details

Ehud Barak Business associate Shimon Peres

Connected Entities

Entity A
Ehud Barak
Type: person
Mentions: 525
Also known as: ehud, Ehud, The Narrator (Implied Ehud Barak), Narrator (Unspecified in text, likely Ehud Barak based on context)
Entity B
Shimon Peres
Type: person
Mentions: 146

Evidence

Referenced familiarly as 'Shimon' who also asked Barak for thoughts.

Discussion of replacing Peres as party leader.

Negotiating leadership transition; tense meetings.

Shimon called Ehud for advice on military strategy during a crisis.

Text states: 'Despite our own battles inside Labor, Shimon and I had become closer again of late'

Narrative describes power transition and tension between them.

Barak quotes Peres's opinion on the West Bank percentage split.

Source Documents (7)

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Book Excerpt / Memoir Page (Evidentiary Production)
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir by Ehud Barak (indicated by the header) included in a House Oversight Committee production. The text details Barak's advice to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during the 2006 Lebanon War, warning against mission creep and urging a quick conclusion. It retrospectively critiques the war's management, the lack of clear objectives, and the heavy cost in lives despite the UN cease-fire negotiated by Tzipi Livni.

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Book Manuscript / Memoir Page (House Oversight Committee Exhibit) • 2.2 MB
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir or book by Ehud Barak (indicated by the header), included in House Oversight Committee records. The text details the immediate aftermath of the 1996 Israeli election where Shimon Peres lost to Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu. It describes a breakfast meeting where senior Labor ministers Avraham Shochat and Fuad Ben-Eliezer urged the narrator (Barak) to replace Peres as the party leader to challenge Netanyahu.

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Book Manuscript / Evidence Document (House Oversight) • 2.41 MB
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This document appears to be a page from a book manuscript or memoir (likely by Ehud Barak) marked with a House Oversight Bates stamp. It details the political maneuvering within the Israeli Labor Party in late 1996 and early 1997, specifically focusing on Ehud Barak's challenge to Shimon Peres for party leadership. The text describes tense late-night negotiations, the involvement of Peres's wife Sonia who supported Barak's candor, and the eventual agreement to hold an election on June 3.

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Memoir Draft / Manuscript Page
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir by Ehud Barak (page 400, labeled HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028248). It details the onset of the 2006 Lebanon War, describing a phone consultation between Barak and Shimon Peres regarding military strategy against Hizbollah. Barak recounts advising Peres to push Chief-of-Staff Dan Halutz for clear objectives beyond the initial strikes, specifically regarding 'Operation Cinnamon Sticks,' an air force plan developed during Barak's earlier term as Prime Minister.

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Memoir Draft / Book Excerpt (Evidence File) • 2.35 MB
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir or book draft by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (indicated by header / BARAK / 41). It details geopolitical strategy and negotiations involving the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and interactions with President Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, and Hafez al-Assad. The text discusses specific land-swap formulas (70-10-20, 80-20) and the fragility of Barak's coalition government in the Knesset.

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Book Excerpt / Memoir (Evidence in Congressional Investigation)
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir by Ehud Barak (indicated by the header), contained within House Oversight Committee records. It details the outbreak of the 2006 Lebanon War, starting with the Hizbollah attack on July 12, 2006. The text describes the political landscape of Israel at the time, including Ariel Sharon's coma, Ehud Olmert's rise to Prime Minister, and the formation of a new coalition government, culminating in a phone call from Shimon Peres to the narrator.

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Book Manuscript / Evidence Document • 2.25 MB
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir (likely by Ehud Barak) contained within House Oversight evidence files. It details a tense political transition within the Israeli Labor Party, focusing on Shimon Peres's reluctance to relinquish power to Barak. The text describes a humiliating party convention in mid-May where Peres, seeking the role of 'Party President,' was heckled by delegates who confirmed they viewed him as a 'loser' for failing to form a government.

Mutual Connections

Entities connected to both Ehud Barak and Shimon Peres

Ariel Sharon (person)
narrator (person)
Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) (person)
Giora Zorea (person)
Benjamin Netanyahu (person)
Yitzhak Rabin (person)

Ehud Barak's Other Relationships

Business associate Benjamin Netanyahu
Strength: 13/10 View
Diplomatic negotiation Bill Clinton
Strength: 12/10 View
Business associate Jeffrey Epstein
Strength: 12/10 View
Political rivals Benjamin Netanyahu
Strength: 12/10 View
Political diplomatic Bill Clinton
Strength: 12/10 View

Shimon Peres's Other Relationships

Business associate Yitzhak Rabin
Strength: 9/10 View
Business associate Narrator (Barak)
Strength: 6/10 View
Former subordinate political dissenter Avraham
Strength: 5/10 View
Friend Giora Einy
Strength: 5/10 View
Subordinate narrator
Strength: 5/10 View

Relationship Metadata

Type
Business associate
Relationship Strength
11/10
Strong relationship with substantial evidence
Source Documents
7
Extracted
2025-11-19 21:28
Last Updated
2025-12-26 12:46

Entity Network Stats

Ehud Barak 245 relationships
Shimon Peres 38 relationships
Mutual connections 6

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