Triple

T396042
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kai Bird E8984 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978 is a memoir by historian Kai Bird recounting his youth in the Middle East amid the Arab-Israeli conflict, blending personal narrative with political and historical reflection.
E50425 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978 | Statement: [Kai Bird, notableWork, Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978
Context triple: [Kai Bird, notableWork, Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978]
  • A. Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life
    Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life is a memoir by Palestinian philosopher and political figure Sari Nusseibeh that intertwines his personal story with the modern political and social history of Palestine.
  • B. Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
    Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict is a controversial scholarly book by political scientist Norman Finkelstein that critically examines dominant narratives and historical claims surrounding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
  • C. Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom
    Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom is a political and historical study by Norman Finkelstein that critically examines Israeli military operations in Gaza, the humanitarian impact on its population, and the international response.
  • D. This Side of Peace: A Personal Account
    "This Side of Peace: A Personal Account" is a memoir by Palestinian legislator and activist Hanan Ashrawi recounting her personal experiences and political involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
  • E. Education in a Divided World
    Education in a Divided World is a mid-20th-century work by chemist and educator James B. Conant that analyzes how education systems should respond to the political and ideological tensions of the Cold War era.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978
Triple: [Kai Bird, notableWork, Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978]
Generated description
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978 is a memoir by historian Kai Bird recounting his youth in the Middle East amid the Arab-Israeli conflict, blending personal narrative with political and historical reflection.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978
Target entity description: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978 is a memoir by historian Kai Bird recounting his youth in the Middle East amid the Arab-Israeli conflict, blending personal narrative with political and historical reflection.
  • A. Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life
    Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life is a memoir by Palestinian philosopher and political figure Sari Nusseibeh that intertwines his personal story with the modern political and social history of Palestine.
  • B. Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
    Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict is a controversial scholarly book by political scientist Norman Finkelstein that critically examines dominant narratives and historical claims surrounding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
  • C. Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom
    Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom is a political and historical study by Norman Finkelstein that critically examines Israeli military operations in Gaza, the humanitarian impact on its population, and the international response.
  • D. This Side of Peace: A Personal Account
    "This Side of Peace: A Personal Account" is a memoir by Palestinian legislator and activist Hanan Ashrawi recounting her personal experiences and political involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
  • E. Education in a Divided World
    Education in a Divided World is a mid-20th-century work by chemist and educator James B. Conant that analyzes how education systems should respond to the political and ideological tensions of the Cold War era.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a2e7f55c60819097aff65ea2ca2832 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ec8a941081909a152fda0ce24a98 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a40ad7ebec8190a0a4ee16b20cea57 completed March 1, 2026, 9:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a40cc295e88190b4adb738b0ba8161 completed March 1, 2026, 9:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a40d4137c48190a00522b114096bd5 completed March 1, 2026, 9:56 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.