ABSTRACT
Occasional visits to Southern Lebanon two years aft er the end of the 2006 war show how the Southern Lebanese are still engaged in the reconstruction of their villages. The repercussions of Israel’s 33-day bombardment of Lebanon are still shaping the everyday lives of the Southerners. In ‘Aita alCha‘b, unplanted gardens, unfi nished fl ooring, painted houses still under construction, and the few renovated stone houses next to grandiose new architecture are just a few marks of post-war reconstruction in the physical space of the village.
