Kysia, Ramzi

Kysia, Ramzi

Ramzi Kysia

1 September 2006Feature

Writing from southern Lebanon, former Voices in the Wilderness activist Ramzi Kysia reflects on the work of ordinary people for peace and reconstruction.

Last week, I made my first trip to South Lebanon since the war began. Having travelled a fifth of the world, and been present during “wars” in Iraq, Palestine, and New York, I can honestly say that I have never seen such complete devastation in my entire life. The only thing that even comes close are the pictures I've seen from World War II. Much of South Lebanon simply lies in ruin.

This wasn't a war against Hezbollah, with some collateral damage on the side. This was a war against…