The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Simon Sebag Montefiore is a prominent historian known for his works on Russia and Jerusalem. This interview reveals his leadership style as one that seeks to build trust and understanding across divides, highlighting the necessity of historical context in resolving contemporary conflicts.
“When I was researching my Jerusalem book, for example, and by the way, the mission of that book was exactly this. The whole point of the Jerusalem, the biography history book that I wrote was to show the histories of both peoples, to deny neither that that was my mission, because without that, peace is impossible. And ”
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“First of all, it was an amazing experience. I was 17. I wrote to Downing Street as a sort of Harrow School boy and said, could I come and interview you? And I never expected to hear any more of it. But when the letter arrived saying, like, please present yourself. I had to go and buy a suit. And because I was a slight,”
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“Well, I think history is very important. But the last part of that answer and the most important is that people believed that Jewish national determination meant that they needed and deserved a return to their historic home. So that was the sort of biggest. I told you what the British wanted, but what the Jews wanted w”
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The Rest Is Politics: Leading — 48. Simon Sebag Montefiore: The impact of conflicting histories in the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars
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