Shooting across the Palestinian territories and Israel for global media outlets, diplomatic missions, NGOs & private clients. “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-10466878-3"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @matimilstein)http://matimilstein.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c533da076ba13124a44eebea7832463/tumblr_mohywfLrHf1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Tears</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>A Palestinian youth is overcome by tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/53125545583http://matimilstein.com/post/53125545583Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:50:00 +0300tear gaswest bankprotestoccupationnabi salehpalestinianpalestinemiddle eastconflictisraelisraeliidfisrael defense forcesmati milsteinphotojournalistמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستين<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c1ab350c75b768b45f99eeccf6bc6ec3/tumblr_mohymsD3m11qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Gaza, a retrospective (III)</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>A Palestinian child cowers against a wall in the southern Gaza Strip in 2005.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/53125145126http://matimilstein.com/post/53125145126Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:44:00 +0300gazagaza strippalestinepalestinianoccupationisraelisraelimiddle eastmati milsteinphotojournalistמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستين<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba0484747ae9650ae5447a1cc26cc465/tumblr_mohyh2rHdm1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>On the Ramparts</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Palestinian men wave their national flag atop the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City during Faisal Al-Husseini’s funeral procession in 2001.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/53124907000http://matimilstein.com/post/53124907000Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:41:00 +0300faisal al-husseinijerusalemfuneralold citypalestinepalestinianisraelisraelimiddle eastconflictmati milsteinphotojournalistfilm35mmמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينflags<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce8854ee8c68dc7d2cd02bdc0c2fbe96/tumblr_mnlujxj20V1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Lights. Camera…</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>British Foreign Secretary William Hague is interviewed by a television news reporter at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on 23 May, 2013.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/51713713449http://matimilstein.com/post/51713713449Thu, 30 May 2013 12:33:00 +0300william hagueBritish Embassybritishforeign secretaryjerusalemisraelpalestinemiddle eastconflictmati milsteinphotojournalisttel avivמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينramallahhebrew universityalbert einstein<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ebbabd36ef0d678f35ee2e42ecdb1fda/tumblr_mmnfvnYTvE1qa1ihvo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Home on the Range</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Israeli security contractors participate in an urban warfare training session in a private facility in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/50188553992http://matimilstein.com/post/50188553992Sat, 11 May 2013 22:38:00 +0300gush etzionwest banksettlementsecuritycontractorsmilitarytrainingisraelisraelipalestinepalestinianmiddle eastconflictmati milsteinphotojournalistjerusalemמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينtel avivbethlehem<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd7c463950da991fc592871220dc6aa6/tumblr_mmnf7pbY8k1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Good Fight</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>A veteran of the Soviet military who fought against Nazi Germany participates in a ceremony near Tel Aviv, Israel, recognizing Soviet soldiers and World War II partisan fighters.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/50187536258http://matimilstein.com/post/50187536258Sat, 11 May 2013 22:23:00 +0300nazigermanyrussiasoviet unionsoviettel avivbat yamsoldiersveteransisraelWWIIworld war twopartisanmati milsteinמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستين<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/607fb87685cde73447aff45ed6bf1023/tumblr_mmnegikxtD1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Gaza, a retrospective (II)</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Palestinian school children walk home past an Israeli settlement in the southern Gaza Strip in 2005.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/50186370244http://matimilstein.com/post/50186370244Sat, 11 May 2013 22:07:00 +0300رفح‎rafahrafiah yamgazagaza stripdisengagementisraelpalestineisraelipalestinianconflictidfarmyisrael defense forcesmiddle eastmati milsteinphotojournalisttel avivjerusalemמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستين<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e8450b07ede5951a09d2d6b4122167d4/tumblr_mmhwbpj3tE1qa1ihvo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Gaza, a retrospective (I)</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>A Palestinian man from Rafah works in a sewing factory in the Israeli settlement of Rafiah Yam in the southern Gaza Strip in 2005.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/49951575131http://matimilstein.com/post/49951575131Wed, 08 May 2013 22:47:00 +0300رفح‎rafahrafiah yamgazagaza stripغزة‎disengagementisraelpalestineisraelipalestinianmiddle eastconflictmati milsteinphotojournalisttel avivjerusalemماتي ميلستينמתי מילשטיין<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8a35e87f1f9f03755c87c7de1db5ec7f/tumblr_mlg966jtgZ1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Rest in Peace</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>The Tasou cemetery in Jaffa, seen in this nighttime photograph, has been the focal point of a decades-long, protracted legal battle between the city’s Palestinian Muslim community and a private Israeli real estate developer.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/48272387048http://matimilstein.com/post/48272387048Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:56:00 +0300tasoucemeterymuslimjaffayafaיפוtel avivdisputeconflictmiddle eastisraelisraelipalestinepalestinianmati milsteinמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينphotojournalismphotojournalistjerusalemيافا<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88b1a085f41ed7277287caf02e7e7fc8/tumblr_mleo6nu7bQ1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Center Stage</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>A young member of a Georgian dance troupe performs at an Israeli Independence Day event in the coastal city of Bat Yam, located just south of Tel Aviv.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/48202555573http://matimilstein.com/post/48202555573Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:25:00 +0300israelisraelibat yamtel avivindependence daydancegeorgiageorgianmati milsteinמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينphotojournalismphotojournalistperformanceבת ים<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8a051a9ee179bc2096ef14590c290b7f/tumblr_mlclbmb3oU1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Free Fly Zone</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Israeli air force planes fly over St. Peter’s Church in the coastal city of Jaffa as the country marks its 65th Independence Day. In 1945, Jaffa had a population of 101,580, of whom 53,930 were Muslims, 30,820 were Jews and 16,800 were Christians. When Jewish forces occupied the city on 14 May, 1948, only 4,000 of the city’s Muslim and Christian Palestinian residents remained.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/48116438127http://matimilstein.com/post/48116438127Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:28:00 +0300jaffatel avivيافاyafaisraelpalestineisraelipalestinianair forcechurchst. peter'snakbaconquestmiddle eastconflict1948מתי מילשטייןmati milsteinماتي ميلستينphotojournalistphotojournalismmilsteinmatimuslimschristians<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/32a7571ef6e98d90429975e44f6a4a3b/tumblr_ml3uadNtPw1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Banality of Evil</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Senior Israeli prosecutor Gabriel Bach examines a document that Adolf Eichmann, key architect of the Nazi Holocaust, signed while being held in Israeli detention prior to his eventual execution in 1962. Shot for <a href="http://www.bild.de/" target="_blank">Bild</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/47716513663http://matimilstein.com/post/47716513663Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:03:00 +0300mati milsteinisraelholocaustAdolf Eichmannbildjerusalemtrialwar crimeswar criminalssמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينtel avivphotojournalismphotojournalisthannah arendt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0fbef7e55b540b9a1c9330c1b5d860a1/tumblr_mkiqs6yfxK1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Drop your weapon</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>An Israeli infantry soldier rests during military operations in the occupied Palestinian Gaza Strip in 2000. This image appears in my non-fiction book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AY6K7C6" target="_blank"><em>My New Middle East</em></a>, which was a finalist for the 2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/46747747852http://matimilstein.com/post/46747747852Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:38:00 +0300غزة‎gazagaza stripidfIsrael Defense Forcesisraelpalestineoccupationarmysoldierweaponmy new middle eastmati milsteinמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينphotojournalismphotojournalisttel avivjaffajerusalemgaon booksmiddle eastconflict<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8003c5c64b423ec6fb8bbaa26676c25a/tumblr_mj4wyoqWrZ1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>It’s always darkest before the dawn</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Palestinian men from the Gaza Strip cross through the Erez checkpoint in the middle of the night in order to get to their jobs in Israel before the sun rises. August 2000.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/44536201191http://matimilstein.com/post/44536201191Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:52:00 +0200erezgazagaza strippalestinepalestinianisraelidfborderisrael defense forcesoccupationmilitarycheckpointmati milsteinמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينphotojournalistphotojournalismtel avivjerusalem<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4dae9aa68e187fabd4bc215c405ab50b/tumblr_mj4mnxmBJn1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Nablus sector, 2009</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>An Israeli infantry soldier pauses during a patrol in the northern West Bank.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/44530678687http://matimilstein.com/post/44530678687Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:09:00 +0200palestinepalestinianisraelidfIsrael Defense Forcesoccupationconflictmiddle eastwest banknablusmati milsteinמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينphotojournalistphotojournalismtel avivjerusalemsoldiersarmymilitary<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d815b5a39fcf8d6c170d4113f54173a7/tumblr_miubefhIH51qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Fire and Smoke III</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>A Palestinian man walks through smoke created by burning tires during a protest near the West Bank city of Ramallah in support of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli detention.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/44073542586http://matimilstein.com/post/44073542586Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:30:00 +0200ماتي ميلستينמתי מילשטייןmati milsteinphotojournalisttel avivjerusalempalestinepalestinianisraelisraelioccupationconflictmiddle eastprotestdemonstrationprisonerswest bankramallahofer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c29b06a6b7188f12fb2e3c7de3497883/tumblr_miuaxyJzcL1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Fire and Smoke II</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Palestinian men light a firebomb during a protest near the West Bank city of Ramallah in support of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli detention.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/44073005063http://matimilstein.com/post/44073005063Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:20:00 +0200palestinepalestinianisraelisraeliprotestoccupationconflictmiddle eastramallahoferfirebombdemonstrationwest bankmati milsteinphotojournalistמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينprisoners<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/044cd6bc31a078b8602709a704651ebc/tumblr_miuam1gHLR1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Fire and Smoke I</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Palestinians walk through a cloud of smoke and tear gas during a protest near the West Bank city of Ramallah in support of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli detention.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/44072620763http://matimilstein.com/post/44072620763Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:13:00 +0200israelisraelipalestinepalestinianoccupationconflictWest bankramallahprotestmiddle eastprisonersdemonstrationmati milsteinמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينphotojournalistofertel avivjerusalem<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad3650a3fd3cf167d5307a9782567e63/tumblr_miu9v5sHco1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Power of Perspective</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>An injured Palestinian man climbs into an ambulance as an Israeli Border Police officer aims a weapon firing rubber bullets at other Palestinians throwing stones during a protest near Ramallah in support of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/44071754145http://matimilstein.com/post/44071754145Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:57:00 +0200palestinepalestinianoccupationconflictmiddle eastisraelisraeliidfIsrael Defense Forcessoldiersprotestdemonstrationprisonersoferramallahwest bankambulancePRCpalestinian red crescent societymati milsteinphotojournalistמתי מילשטייןماتي ميلستينborder policemagav<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d8101224bd90f83c4a884beaecc33199/tumblr_mi6cjjLwkW1qa1ihvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Women’s Intifada</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Palestinian women and men in Jaffa demonstrate in solidarity with Egyptian women struggling against sexual harassment and assault.</p> </blockquote>http://matimilstein.com/post/43018162399http://matimilstein.com/post/43018162399Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:52:00 +0200jaffaisraelpalestinepalestinianisraeliwomenfeministfeminismsexual harrassmentsexual assaultprotestdemonstrationarabegypttel avivmati milsteinماتي ميلستينמתי מילשטייןphotojournalismphotojournalistNawal El Saadawi