This is Israel

Alongside metropolises of the world like Paris, New York, and London, Miroslav Šašek also painted countries—Greece, Australia, Ireland, Texas... and even Israel. His pictorial guide to Israel captures the "young" state (the book was came about in 1962, just fourteen years after Israel had declared its independence) and Šašek's narrative is rich with references to its ancient, biblical history. "And see what the land is, and the people that dwelleth therein," the Bible encourages—and Miroslav Šašek does just that. He discovers an Israel filled with reminders of Jesus's miracles, modern airports, and solar power plants. An Israel covered by desert and populous cities. An Israel of orthodox Jews and street artists. An Israel that is both ancient and modern.