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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.

Gaza, a retrospective (II)

Palestinian school children walk home past an Israeli settlement in the southern Gaza Strip in 2005.

Gaza, a retrospective (I)

A Palestinian man from Rafah works in a sewing factory in the Israeli settlement of Rafiah Yam in the southern Gaza Strip in 2005.

Gaza, a retrospective (I)

A Palestinian man from Rafah works in a sewing factory in the Israeli settlement of Rafiah Yam 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Casualties of War


Israeli emergency medical personnel evacuate the body of a person killed when a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip during the November conflict hit an apartment building in the Israeli town of Kiryat Malakhi.

Casualties of War

Israeli emergency medical personnel evacuate the body of a person killed when a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip during the November conflict hit an apartment building in the Israeli town of 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.

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.

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.

Dog of War

An Israeli soldier stretches atop an armored vehicle near the Gaza border during the November conflict.

Lunch Break

Israeli soldiers gather for a snack between two armored vehicles near the Gaza Strip border during the November conflict.

Lunch Break

Israeli soldiers gather for a snack between two armored vehicles near the Gaza Strip border during the November conflict.

Killing Time II

Israeli soldiers wait near the Gaza Strip border in anticipation of a grand invasion during the November conflict.

Killing Time II

Israeli soldiers wait near the Gaza Strip border in anticipation of a grand invasion during the November conflict.

Homewrecker

Israeli army armored bulldozers are assembled in anticipation of a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip during the November conflict.

Homewrecker

Israeli army armored bulldozers are assembled in anticipation of a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip during the November conflict.

Sheet iron dead, sheet iron life

Israeli army armored vehicles are assembled in anticipation of a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip during the November conflict.

Sheet iron dead, sheet iron life

Israeli army armored vehicles are assembled in anticipation of a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip during the November conflict.