Michael Scott-Baumann Explains the Dual Histories of Israel and Palestine
In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On
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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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