He has captured the pathos of Holocaust survivors on canvas, the panorama of tent encampments of nomadic Bedouin tries and the desert fortress of Masada.
Defenders of Masada these are not.
Police fired tear gas and arrested 52 people in the Druse village of Masada after hundreds of students stoned cars, chanted "Long live Syria!" and burned an Israeli flag.
Masada has joined Pacific Telesis on six British franchises.
Those without such bonds will come away from old Masada, and new Israel, with some relief, but more envy.