Mati Milstein / Photojournalist
Shooting in Israel and the Palestinian territories for global media outlets, diplomatic missions, NGOs & private companies. (© Mati Milstein)
"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."
Palestine: Women First / III
Palestinian women climb a hill during a protest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh one week after local resident Mustafa Tamimi was killed by Israeli troops. Photographed for a solo exhibit on women activists that will open in the U.S. in early summer.
Palestine: Women First / II
A Palestinian activist flees from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh one week after local resident Mustafa Tamimi was killed by soldiers. Photographed for a solo exhibit on women activists that will open in the U.S. in early summer.
Palestine: Women First / I
Palestinian women walk past Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh one week after local resident Mustafa Tamimi was killed by soldiers. Photographed for a solo exhibit on women activists that will open in the U.S. in early summer.
The Local Palate: II
A local restaurateur prepares meat for diners in the West Bank city of Nablus. Shot for an upcoming magazine series on Palestinian cuisine.
The Local Palate: I
A local restaurateur prepares meat for diners in the West Bank city of Nablus. Shot for an upcoming magazine series on Palestinian cuisine.
A Star is Born
Israeli pop singer Shiri Maimon performs at a club in Tel Aviv as a special guest of the band Live.
Ticket, Please
As journalists photograph through the front windshield, a Palestinian activist, one of six attempting to ride an Israeli bus from the West Bank into Jerusalem, purchases a ticket from the driver.
Freedom Riders, Version 2011.11
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man after removing six other Palestinian activists from an Israeli bus the group had attempted to ride from the West Bank into Jerusalem.
“Your children will return to their own land”
The families of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel call for their release in a protest and hunger strike in the West Bank city of Nablus.
Homeward Bound
Noam Schalit, father of Israeli POW Gilad Schalit who has been held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for five years. Schalit will reportedly be returned to Israel on Tuesday in an Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal.
“Where they burn books…”
Visitors examine prayer books and copies of the Quran damaged in a ‘price tag’ arson attack on a mosque in the northern Israeli Bedouin village of Tuba-Zangariyye.
Through the Looking Glass
The Mexican city of Juarez as seen through a bullet-pocked protective barrier from the American side of the international border. Ciudad Juarez has been plagued by drug-related violence and thousands of murders over the past several years.
From the Rooftops
People crowd the rooftops of downtown Ramallah to watch a live outdoor broadcast of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ United Nations speech demanding an independent Palestinian state.
The Blue Chair
Palestinians parade through central Ramallah past a symbolic United Nations seat prior to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ UN speech demanding an independent Palestinian state.
Bloodsport
Palestinian men watch Israeli army sharpshooters firing rubber bullets at protesters during clashes in the Qalandiya refugee camp on the outskirts of Ramallah prior to Mahmoud Abbas’ United Nations speech demanding an independent Palestinian state.
