Meeting Point: Diplomacy – 47 years of U.S.-Israel Relations as photographed by Matty Stern
Matty Stern has been the official photographer of the U.S. Embassy in Israel since 1975.
Along with his camera, he has been present at virtually all the pivotal events in U.S- Israel relations over the course of 47 years.
In this exhibition you will see these great events from unofficial angles: moments of hesitation behind the scenes, human moments of laughter and tears, compassion and humility to bring the Presidents and Prime Ministers, Secretaries of States and Ambassadors closer to us.
You will also find beautiful images of numerous cultural events featuring American artists who visited Israel over the years and were photographed by Matty.
Curator: Kineret Palti
The exhibition is on display at the PHOTO IS:RAEL International Photography Festival from November 17 through 28, 2021 at the Daniel Rowing Center in Tel Aviv.
It will be displayed here starting November 28, 2021.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a joint press conference, Jerusalem, July 2006
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni during a joint press conference, Jerusalem, September 2007
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, 2007
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the President’s House in Jerusalem, March 2009
Vice President Joe Biden in Jerusalem, March 2010
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell during a press conference in Jerusalem, September 2010
Daily newspaper “Israel Today” interviews Ambassador Dan Shapiro in the Ambassador’s residence in Herzliya, September 2011
Ambassador Shapiro at the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
Ambassador Dan Shapiro at Beit Issie Shapiro in Ra’anana, March 2012
Joint drill of the Israeli and American military in Tel Aviv, October 2012
President Obama in Jerusalem, March 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry meet with PM Benjamin Netanyahu, at the David Citadel Hotel Jerusalem April 9, 2013.
Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem, April 2013
Delegation of IDF officers on board the American aircraft carrier “Theodore Roosevelt”, April 2015
President Trump in Jerusalem, May 2017
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner during President Trump’s visit to Israel, Jerusalem, May 2017
President Trump at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 2017
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, June 2017
U.S. Embassy Relocation Ceremony, Jerusalem, May 2018
Ambassador Friedman in Bnei Brak, May 2018
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Jerusalem, July 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Israel: Prime Minister Netanyahu thanks President Trump for recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel, Jerusalem, March 2019
TBN interview with Ambassador Friedman marking the first anniversary of the U.S. embassy’s relocation to Jerusalem, Jerusalem, May 2019
Signing ceremony of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty: Spouses Hillary Clinton, Queen Noor, Leah Rabin and Reuma Weizman
Signing ceremony of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty, Wadi Araba Crossing, October 1994
PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat with Gamal Helal, the interpreter for the American delegation, at the Mukataa in Ramallah, March 2000
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the Mukataa in Ramallah, September 1997
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s visit to Israel: The American delegation deliberates prior to meeting the Prime Minister. Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, September 2000
U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright and PM Netanyahu in a press conference, Jerusalem, 1997
PM Netanyahu and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat during their first meeting in Gaza, 1998
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, Special Envoy of the US to the Middle East Dannis Ross, and the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Abu Alaa, Ramallah, 1997
Ambassador Shapiro on the “Gav HaUma” satirical TV show, 2013
National Security Adviser Susan Rice and the President of Israel Shimon Peres, Jerusalem, 2014
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford in Tel Aviv, May 2017
Ambassador Friedman arrives the Kotel and accidentally meets Aerosmith rock legend Steven Tyler, May 15, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence, President of Israel Rubi Rivlin and his wife Nehama Rivlin, Jerusalem, January 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat in a call with President Clinton, Gaza, 1999
President of Egypt Anwar Saadat and Ambassador Samuel Lewis, Ben Gurion Airport, 1977
Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Sol Linowitz, 1980
U.S Secretary of State George Schulz and the Israeli PM Menachem Begin in Jerusalem, 1983
Ambassador Friedman edits Embassy Seal after the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, March, 2018
Ambassador Friedman edits Embassy Seal after the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, March, 2018
Ambassador Friedman and his wife Tamy Friedman at the Dedication Ceremony of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
Peter Yarrow and David Broza in Israel, 2009
Pilobolus Dance Theater in Jerusalem, November 2010
Pilobolus Dance Theater in Jerusalem, November 2010
Elisheva Bat Israel and Roy Young in the Daniel Pearl Memorial Concert in Jerusalem, October 2011
Harvard Negotiations program brings together Jewish and Arab students, December 2011
Antigone Rising rock band in Israel, Holon, February 2010
Rennie Harris Puremovement Hip Hop Dance Company in Israel, April 2012
Jewish and Arab teachers in a seminar, Hermon Field School, 2018
Rennie Harris Puremovement Hip Hop Dance Company in Israel, April 2012
Ambassador Shapiro joined Israeli and Palestinian participants from PeacePlayer International for a basketball game, December 2015
AXIS Dance company at Vertigo integrated dance, January 2016
AXIS Dance Company in an integrated dance workshop in Lod, January 2016
NBA players in a basketball workshop for Israeli children, Sorek, 2016
U.S. rapper Wordsmith in a hip work workshop in Bat Yam, November 2016
US blues musician and anti-KKK activist Daryl Davis in the American Center Jerusalem, November 2017
US Donald Cook sailors play basketball with Jewish and Arab children, Haifa, 2018
Artolution Community Art program, Yeruham, July 2018
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Jewish and Arab teachers in a seminar, Hermon Field School, 2018
