KAWKABA AND THE SOUTH LEBANON IMBROGLIO - A PERSONAL RECOLLECTION, 1977-1978

Informed media commentary on the Israeli attack on Lebanon in the spri ng of 1996 explained to the reader or listener that the Israelis had b een in occupation of a strip of South Lebanon since 1978. While Israel 's control over the so-called security zone can be said to have been f ormalized then, Israel has been exercising hegemony over the area sinc e at least 1976. There is no end in sight to the troubles that have re sulted therefrom.