Olmert phoned to thank Barak and asked for his thoughts on the war strategy.
Barak pressured Olmert to step aside following corruption allegations.
Attended private meeting with Bush together.
Briefed by Olmert; growing tension between them over dealing with Syrian nuclear threat.
Barak served as Defense Minister under Olmert.
Barak compares current operations to his time in Olmert's government.
Attended private meeting with Bush together.
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This document appears to be a page from Ehud Barak's memoir (Exhibit 405 in a House Oversight investigation). It details the political fallout of the Talansky corruption scandal involving Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, including a $150,000 cash payment, which led to Olmert's eventual resignation and new elections set for February 2009. The text also covers the escalating security situation in Gaza, rocket attacks on Israel, and internal government debates involving Tzipi Livni and Benjamin Netanyahu regarding a potential military operation.
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This document is a page from a manuscript or book, likely by Ehud Barak (indicated by the header), contained within a House Oversight production file. The text details the narrator's advice to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during the 2006 Lebanon War, urging him to avoid overextending the military operation. It summarizes the statistics of the war (missions flown, rockets fired, casualties) and criticizes the lack of clear objectives and chaotic chain of command that emerged upon review.
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript (likely by Ehud Barak) stamped as evidence by the House Oversight Committee. It details a high-level diplomatic confrontation in June 2008 where President George W. Bush explicitly warned Israeli leaders Olmert and Barak against launching a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. The text also recounts Barak's critique of Bush's foreign policy regarding Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran.
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir or book by Ehud Barak (marked with House Oversight evidence stamp 011873). It details the political fallout of the 2006 Lebanon War, the resignation of military leaders, and Barak's return to power as Defense Minister in June 2007. It concludes with discussions regarding intelligence briefings from Prime Minister Olmert about a secret Syrian nuclear reactor funded by Iran and aided by North Korea.
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This document appears to be page 131 of a manuscript (likely a memoir by Ehud Barak) produced during House Oversight proceedings. The text details the strategic deliberations within the Israeli government (specifically between Barak, Netanyahu, and Lieberman) regarding a potential preemptive strike on Iranian nuclear facilities around 2010. It discusses the logistical challenges (tanker aircraft, munitions), the concept of a 'zone of immunity,' and the diplomatic complexities involving the Obama administration.
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This document appears to be a page from a memoir or book draft by Ehud Barak (indicated by the header), bearing a House Oversight Bates stamp. The text details Barak's perspective as Defense Minister during a military escalation with Hamas in November (historically 2012, Operation Pillar of Defense). It describes the decision to assassinate Hamas leader Ahmed Jabari, the subsequent rocket fire from Gaza (including Iranian and Russian missiles), the deployment of the Iron Dome defense system, and the strategic differences between this operation and previous ones under Prime Minister Olmert.
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This document appears to be a page (123) from a memoir draft by Ehud Barak, contained within House Oversight Committee records. It details a tense June 2008 private meeting in Israel between Barak, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and US President George W. Bush, where Bush explicitly forbade Israel from launching a military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. The text recounts Barak's retort to Bush, using an artillery metaphor to criticize US foreign policy in Afghanistan and Iraq while missing the 'real target' of Iran.
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