Simon Sebag Montefiore

No, no, no, I'm leaving that business.

No, no, no, I'm leaving that business.

No, no, no, I'm leaving that business.

I do write novels, too. I do write novels, too. But the thing is, the thing about history is... it's assumed an enormous power now. And the reason for that is that we don't have religion anymore in our secular societies. And so where we look for authentic, legitimate, sacred power, where we look for sanctity, we don't look to God anymore. Sorry to say this in a synagogue, but we look to history.

I do write novels, too. I do write novels, too. But the thing is, the thing about history is... it's assumed an enormous power now. And the reason for that is that we don't have religion anymore in our secular societies. And so where we look for authentic, legitimate, sacred power, where we look for sanctity, we don't look to God anymore. Sorry to say this in a synagogue, but we look to history.

I do write novels, too. I do write novels, too. But the thing is, the thing about history is... it's assumed an enormous power now. And the reason for that is that we don't have religion anymore in our secular societies. And so where we look for authentic, legitimate, sacred power, where we look for sanctity, we don't look to God anymore. Sorry to say this in a synagogue, but we look to history.

So when President Putin wants to invade Ukraine, He doesn't mention God. He mentions history, and he goes back to history books, and he writes a history essay. And, of course, when history is also joined with absolutist religion, as it is in the Middle East, it becomes even more powerful.

So when President Putin wants to invade Ukraine, He doesn't mention God. He mentions history, and he goes back to history books, and he writes a history essay. And, of course, when history is also joined with absolutist religion, as it is in the Middle East, it becomes even more powerful.

So when President Putin wants to invade Ukraine, He doesn't mention God. He mentions history, and he goes back to history books, and he writes a history essay. And, of course, when history is also joined with absolutist religion, as it is in the Middle East, it becomes even more powerful.

But the kind of people that are protesting against Israel, for example, they don't know the history of the region in any shape or form.

But the kind of people that are protesting against Israel, for example, they don't know the history of the region in any shape or form.

But the kind of people that are protesting against Israel, for example, they don't know the history of the region in any shape or form.

Well, I think we do need the past, because the past holds very distinct moral lessons. And that's why history should be very entertaining. It is great fun to read it. But it also has real lessons. But it requires a breadth of history. And it also requires the history to be real and to be correct. And that's very relevant when it comes to Israel, for example.

Well, I think we do need the past, because the past holds very distinct moral lessons. And that's why history should be very entertaining. It is great fun to read it. But it also has real lessons. But it requires a breadth of history. And it also requires the history to be real and to be correct. And that's very relevant when it comes to Israel, for example.

Well, I think we do need the past, because the past holds very distinct moral lessons. And that's why history should be very entertaining. It is great fun to read it. But it also has real lessons. But it requires a breadth of history. And it also requires the history to be real and to be correct. And that's very relevant when it comes to Israel, for example.

But I love all the historians you've mentioned, by the way. I don't think it is quite the 30s, even though whatever arm movements people make, let's put it like that.

But I love all the historians you've mentioned, by the way. I don't think it is quite the 30s, even though whatever arm movements people make, let's put it like that.

But I love all the historians you've mentioned, by the way. I don't think it is quite the 30s, even though whatever arm movements people make, let's put it like that.

I'm confused about it, actually. What do you think?

I'm confused about it, actually. What do you think?