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Mati Milstein / Photojournalist
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."
Gaza, a retrospective (II)
Palestinian school children walk home past an Israeli settlement in the southern Gaza Strip in 2005.
Drop your weapon
An Israeli infantry soldier rests during military operations in the occupied Palestinian Gaza Strip in 2000. This image appears in my non-fiction book My New Middle East, which was a finalist for the 2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award.
It’s always darkest before the dawn
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.
Nablus sector, 2009
An Israeli infantry soldier pauses during a patrol in the northern West Bank.
The Power of Perspective
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.
Another Brick in the Wall
Israeli soldiers stop a Palestinian youth seeking to enter Nablus through one of the military checkpoints surrounding the West Bank city.
All for one, one for all
Young Palestinians assist each other after being overcome by teargas fired by Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank on 15 May, 2012.
Walking the Line
An Israeli infantry soldier takes part in night maneuvers near the country’s northern border.
The Shadows
Israeli infantry soldiers participate in night exercises near the country’s northern border.
Shrapnel Wounds
Local residents observe the damage to a house that suffered a direct hit from a rocket during the Israel-Gaza conflict in November 2012.
Running for Cover
Shortly after a rocket fired from Gaza killed several people in the Israeli town of Kiryat Malakhi, people at the scene run for cover upon hearing an additional incoming rocket alert siren.
Death from Above
An Israeli man looks skyward at the sound of warplanes after a rocket fired from Gaza during the November conflict killed a number of people in Kiryat Malakhi.
Rocket’s Red Glare
Israeli men examine the remains of a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip that hit their community during the November conflict.
Free Parking
An Israeli army tank is parked at a highway rest area near the border with the Gaza Strip during the November conflict.
Dog of War
An Israeli soldier stretches atop an armored vehicle near the Gaza border during the November conflict.
