Nostalgia Sunday – Lebanon 1982
They’re not happy memories. However, it seems appropriate, on the eve of Waltz With Bashir’s possible Oscar win, to glean the National Photo Collection for photos of the 1982 Lebanon War that capture something of the movie’s essence.

Sidon – IDF soldier on patrol near Ferris wheel. Photo: Shmuel Rahmany

Zaharani area – burning fuel depot. Photo: Beni Tel-Or

Tyre – Ancient Roman ruins with modern buildings in background. Photo: Yaacov Saar

Sidon – Returning to the marketplace. Photo: Yaacov Saar

Central Lebanon – Two Israeli soldiers take a forbidden dip in a stream. Photo: Yossi Roth

Tel Aviv Fairgrounds – Israeli citizens visit a display of a captured PLO arsenal. Photo: Avraham Zaslavski

Tel Aviv – Minister of Defense Ariel Sharon presents objectives at a press conference. Photo: Yaacov Saar

Sidon – Movie poster: “The Land That Time Forgot“. Photo: Yoel Kantor
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