Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_01.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_01.jpg 17 May 2005 Central Israel, near Natanya, Ashmoret prison EOS-1D Mark II; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Ashmoret prison, part of a project on prison houses in Israel. High security zone in the prison, where these prisoners could be in danger if in contact with others. To make phone call, a phone is brought to their individual cell. Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_02.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_02.jpg 10 September 2000 Jerusalem, Israel EOS-1V; EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM Palestinians at Lion's Gate in Jerusalem threw stones at Israeli policemen during clashes after Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa mosque. Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_03.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_03.jpg 2 January 2003 Northern Israel EOS-1V; EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM A child with a toy gun joins an inspection of an Israeli army battalion. Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_04.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_04.jpg 13 August 2006 Metoula, Israel EOS-1D Mark II; EF24mm f/1.4L USM Under cover of darkness, Israeli soldiers cross into Lebanon from the border town of Metoula, during the 2nd Lebanon war in August 2006. Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_05.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_05.jpg 16 August 2004 Jerusalem, Israel EOS-1Ds; EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM Jerusalem Old City, Israel. Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_06.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_06.jpg 7 November 2005 Haifa port, Israel EOS-1D Mark II; EF16-35mm f/2.8L USM Israeli naval commandos training in Haifa bay, as part of their preparation for isolation and potential disorientation of long distance missions. Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_07.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_07.jpg 7 December 2005 Central Israel EOS-1Ds Mark II; EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM An Israeli SWAT team trains for potential hostage crisis ahead of the Gaza Strip withdrawal. Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_08.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_08.jpg 24 May 2006 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia EOS 5D; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM A girl in an orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_09.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_09.jpg 18 August 2004 Haifa coast, Israel EOS-1Ds; EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM A dolphin leaps in front of an Israeli naval submarine as it patrols the Mediterranean. Ziv Koren/Polaris Images ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/_medium/img_10.jpg ./files/ambassadors/ziv_koren/_showcase/img_10.jpg 26 April 2008 Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel EOS-1Ds Mark III; EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Christian Orthodox pilgrims attend a special Easter prayer at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. Thousands of Orthodox Christians converged on Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday to witness what they believe is the miraculous appearance of "holy fire" on the eve of Orthodox Easter.