• Michael Scott-Baumann Explains the Dual Histories of Israel and Palestine

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    In this episode, Andrew talks to the author of The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine, Michael Scott-Baumann, about the world’s most intractable political problem—the Middle Eastern conflict between Israel and Palestine.

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    Michael Scott-Baumann is a graduate of Cambridge University and has an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He has 35 years’ experience as a history teacher and lecturer. He has traveled widely in the Middle East and worked as a volunteer under the auspices of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, with whom he conducted field work on the West Bank. He lives in Cheltenham, England.


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