June 24, 1982: In the southern suburbs, hard hit by Israeli bombing, a father flees with his two young children. (OLJ Archives)
On June 6, 1982, Israeli forces invaded South Lebanon in order to push the Palestinians 40 km beyond the border. That summer, the Lebanese people, already used to the horrors of the war that had been raging in their country for seven years, would live through their next ordeal.Act IHe has his little habits — like chatting with customers in Mr. B.'s bookshop or settling down at the Goethe Institute to read in German. The whole neighborhood knows this eccentric tramp, who is thought to be a harmless madman. The feathers in his hair, his ribbons and bells, have earned him the nickname Abu Reesh (Mr. Feather). He is said to be in his 30s, to know four languages, including Arabic, and to speak well despite a slight accent. For years, perhaps even since the beginning of the Civil War, he has lived in his ramshackle hut at the western end of...
On June 6, 1982, Israeli forces invaded South Lebanon in order to push the Palestinians 40 km beyond the border. That summer, the Lebanese people, already used to the horrors of the war that had been raging in their country for seven years, would live through their next ordeal.Act IHe has his little habits — like chatting with customers in Mr. B.'s bookshop or settling down at the Goethe Institute to read in German. The whole neighborhood knows this eccentric tramp, who is thought to be a harmless madman. The feathers in his hair, his ribbons and bells, have earned him the nickname Abu Reesh (Mr. Feather). He is said to be in his 30s, to know four languages, including Arabic, and to speak well despite a slight accent. For years, perhaps even since the beginning of the Civil War, he has lived in his ramshackle hut at the western end...
