S Sebag Montefiore

Epic histories to understand our turbulent world today

Lovely to see these arrive. Jerusalem the illustrated version. For children and anyone who loves history and beautiful things and places @editionsnathan @HachetteKids @AAKnopf @orionbooks @Ed_Critica @KlettCottaTweet @PComposes

Currently reading: The World: A Family History by Simon Sebag Montefiore.

Give this playlist a listen: Soundtrack to THE WORLD by Simon Sebag Montefiore. The History Playlist See if you approve. Its updated alot since the book came out open.spotify.com/playlist/0bXOS…

Simon Sebag Montefiore , #birthdayboy 📚 knows the five best songs about history ever written 🔛youtu.be/gVGvIhTX9zg?si… 🔛

Israeli opposition Leader Yair Lapid: The strike in Damascus was misguided. It feels like we’re drunk on power, hitting targets across the Middle East without a clear strategy. We must go to elections to save the country from this government.

French “Ladies of the Night” in 1920: A Rare Daylight Appearance on Rue Radeau, Marseille 🇫🇷 In Third Republic era (1870–1940), brothels flourished and were an accepted, if complex, part of French social life. The state, especially tax authorities, profited handsomely,…

Do yourself a favor and read @simonmontefiore's wonderful biography of the city. It puts a great deal of current events in context, and is a glorious read.

The tendency of states, civilisations (and ruling political parties) to self-mutilate is almost endless 16 year olds to be given vote in next election, announces British government thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

The national humiliation of the One-night Stand Incident ruins a girl’s life and exposes Chinese anxiety thetimes.com/article/6e62c5…

Arrests and prosecutions triple as Russian dictator launches purge to silence opposition to war thetimes.com/article/248804…

🚨U.S. and Israeli officials involved in the negotiations tell me that the U.S., Israel, Qatar and Egypt are still waiting for Hamas' response to the latest Gaza ceasefore deal proposal that was delivered last week 🚨Hamas officials in Doha are inclined to support the proposal,…

Today, I finished “Jerusalem” by @simonmontefiore - a gift from my colleagues @SwissPeaceHR when I left for my new assignment in Israel almost one year ago. As a historian, I was skeptical if such a monumental undertaking can work out. It does: what a great book, I learned a lot.

Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting in Tel Aviv, calling to end the war and bring all 50 hostages home. No more funerals for hostages who could've been saved. No more torment for their families left waiting. We must save every last hostage. They're running out of time.

Al Jazeera blasted out a major headline about the Palestinian Authority suppressing a protest for Gaza in the West Bank—which is completely unacceptable. But when Hamas executes dozens of Gazans, suppresses protests, and even kills protesters, Al Jazeera never talks about it or…

Abu Obeida released a statement, wherein he condemned Muslim countries for not going to war with Israel. But Arab states already tried this in 1948, 1967, 1973. It achieved nothing. Hamas should try a different path—surrender & release the hostages!

🚩 Round 17 Result: 🏆 Comrade Zhou Enlai wins the seventeenth preliminary round with 55.8 % of the vote! He advances to the final round of the Politburo election. 📊 Top Runner-ups (still in the race): → Rosa Luxemburg – 767 votes → Leon Trotsky – 759 votes → Antonio…

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The previous Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, wrote this 9 years ago.

זה או דמוקרטיה או פשיזם. ואנחנו נעמוד איתנים, יהודים וערבים, יחד. זה המסר שלי אליכם: