The Problem to End All Problems: Michael Scott-Baumann on the tragically parallel histories of Israel and Palestine
EPISODE 1403: In this KEEN ON show, 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.
Michael Scott-Baumann is a graduate of Cambridge University and has an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He lives in Cheltenham and has thirty-five years’ experience as a teacher and lecturer in history. 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 has conducted field work on the West Bank. His latest book is THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ISRAEL & PALESTINE
Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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