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This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript by Ehud Barak (marked '/ BARAK / 133'), produced as part of a House Oversight investigation. It details a high-level Israeli security meeting involving Barak, Netanyahu ('Bibi'), and Lieberman, where they discussed a potential military strike on Iran. The plan was stalled because Chief of Staff Gaby Ashkenazi refused to sign off on the 'operational viability,' causing Barak significant frustration as he believed the capability existed.

This document appears to be a page from Ehud Barak's memoir (page 132), submitted as evidence in a House Oversight investigation (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011889). The text details high-level, secret Israeli security cabinet ('Group of Eight') discussions in November 2010 regarding the Iranian nuclear threat. It describes a clandestine meeting at a Mossad villa where generals presented an attack plan, revealing a split between ministers who opposed the strike (Meridor, Begin, Ya'alon) and those who favored preparation (Barak, Netanyahu, Lieberman). While part of an Epstein-related document release, the text itself focuses strictly on Israeli geopolitical strategy.