The #History They Don't Teach You About #Israel.

#Simon #Sebag #Montefiore explains how the "New Country" narrative about Israel is a #myth and
how they fought and won a war that started 12 hours after their independence.

True #History of #MiddleEast with Simon Sebag #Montefiore.

Very fascinating analysis of how #Ottoman #Empire disintegrated into the current situation.

Spoiler alert: every country in that region is new & every proposal to turn Palestine into a single state
with protections for Jews was rejected.