Current sectionOpinionSome 44 years after I visited Lebanon with the IDF and witnessed the destruction, I am struck by how little has changedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: 5Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeOutside of Tyre in April 2026 versus Sidon in 1982. The writer took the bottom photo during the cease-fire at the end of the first Lebanon war. Credit: Aziz Taher/Reuters; Marcia Lebeau09:35 PM • May 14 2026 IDTIt looks like the same scene: Lebanese people, in huge numbers, returning to their homes – or what is left of them – in southern Lebanon after an agreement was negotiated by the United States to end the fighting. But how could that be? The photo, taken by Reuters' Aziz Taher, was published in Haaretz on April 19, 2026, and mine was taken 44 years earlier, in August 1982. It was déjà vu.Under fire. Fully covered.Unlock Haaretz for only $1 for the first monthSUBSCRIBE NOWAlready signed up? Log inKeep reading for freeRegister with your email to unlock this articleEmailPlease enter your emailOne smart daily email. No spam. By registering, you agree to Haaretz's terms and conditionsIn the NewsWhy Israeli Music Icon David Broza Still Believes in the Power of Art'All the Wars Made Me Want to Escape. It's Not Weakness, It's Survival''Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son'Between China and the World Cup, Trump Still Has a Narrow Window to Attack IranFrantic and Frenzied, Even Netanyahu No Longer Believes He Can Win the ElectionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'