Jerusalem Post photographer Marc Israel Sellem presents some of his favorite images from the more than a million (1,100,385 pictures) he has shot for the newspaper over the past decade. He chose the photos to represent both his personal favorites and those that capture the spirit of the decade just ending. 1. Hearty hug: A rabbi and Palestinian greet each other, as they meet at the Gush Etzion junction to hold prayers together in the summer of 2014. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 2. Shalom, Shimon: Late president Shimon Peres waves goodbye at the Shimon Peres Center in Jaffa in 2014. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 3. Pallywood propaganda: Two shots of a woman at a protest for Palestinian prisoners in Ramallah in 2011. The first, smiling image is before she is aware of the camera; the tearful one, when she realizes her photo is being taken. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 4. Sensational sea: Photo taken in 2011 when the Dead Sea was a candidate for one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 5. The next generation: A “hilltop” family in Yitzhar plays with their young son, 2018. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 6. Kotel connectivity: The smartphone era comes to the Western Wall, 2011. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 7. Good Neighbor greeting: Syrian children cross the border into Israel for medical treatment, 2018. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 8. Fleeing the flames: An Israeli border policeman rescues a Palestinian child from a burning house in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Isawiya, during Nakba Day riots in 2011. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 9. Mustache maneuver: One image steals all the attention during a 2014 meeting in Jerusalem between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); 10. Spiritual Superman: An ultra-Orthodox IDF soldier proudly steps out in Jerusalem's Old City at the height of the debate on conscription of haredim in 2014. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.ex.co/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));