Nostalgia Sunday – Lebanon 1982

February 23, 2009 - 1:14 AM by

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.

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

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

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

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Sidon – Returning to the marketplace. Photo: Yaacov Saar

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

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

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

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

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One Comment on Nostalgia Sunday – Lebanon 1982

  1. Patrick Tyler on Wed, Jan 11th 2012 6:12 PM

    2. I am trying to locate the photographer YOSSI ROTH to get his permission to publish one of his photos from the GPO archive. Please ask him to contact me.
    Thank you.
    Patrick Tyler
    Washington DC

    patricktyler@gmail.com

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