[KevKaz]

Me, as a Lebanese Armenian I’m really hurt by a lot of posts present here in this topic

Lebanese Armenians, are Lebanese, we said that millions of times, but we are seen as Lebanese whenever people want, and as non Lebanese whenever others want. We have helped Lebanon in the economy, we have helped Lebanon in politics, we have Lebanon in many aspects, we have paid all d Lebanese taxes, we always raised Lebanese flags and we didn’t burn Lebanese flag as many Lebanese did. We( and by we I mean Lebanese Armenians my friend, many have the right to talk about Christians, Shiites, sunits, but we don’t have d right?) And i think many of my friends who posted here doesn’t know this fact, A Lebanese Armenian party, WAS THE ONLY PARTY, who put a rule during the Lebanese war(1975-1990), whoever leaves Lebanon is thrown out from the party. So by this law, thousands of Armenians , who were willing to leave Lebanon, didn't. Welcome my friends.

Lebanese Armenians, are Lebanese , yes, but they never never forgot their origin, and will never forget it. We kept our language, tradition, churches, schools, we've some to lebanon without having 1 Lira w us, without having a shirt to wear, and look where we have reached, not only we managed ourselves, but also we helped lebanon in the economy( you can ask any economy teacher, and he will tell u by facts how armenians did that).

Lebanese armenians have ministers and representatives in the government, so i think we have the right to give our opinion, and yes we are free, as everyone feels free in lebanon. WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS ANY LEBANESE HAVE. We can say NO TO TURKISH SOLDIERS. yes we can. you can agree with that or not, but nobody can tell us you don’t have the right.

My friends, nobody knows what we've been through bcuz of the Armenian Genocide. We live the armenian genocide everyday. My grandfather have seen his father being slaughtered in front of his eyes. Millions of children saw that, Millions of husbands saw their pregnant wives being raped and the children being killed. Millions of wives have seen their husbands being burned. Please Think twice, being sit for 5 mins and think its your father or grandfather and grandmother before posting any reply. It was the 1st genocide in the 20th century, and the aim was keeping 1 armenian and put him in the museum, so that they remember that there was a nation called armenia.

My friends, Armenia should be 160 000 Km2 by the treaty of Sevre signed by Turkey , USA and Armenia, and now Armenia is 30 000Km2. my family is from a place called Sasoun, and i cant even go and see my homeland, Imagine my friends you never saw the place your family is from, u never saw keserwen or bsharri or ... Don't we have the right to ask for our lands? And the only way to reach there is by Making turkey recognize the armenian Genocide, bcuz after that you CAN ask for recompansation . which is the price of the blood and our lands.

As for Karabagh and the 1988 war against Azerbaijan, it was a war to get the lands back ( moukawame) It is EXACTLY LIKE THE 2000 VICTORY IN LEBANON. A BIG ARMY AGAINST A SMALL ARMY. Armenians Won and got their lands back. should lebanon apologize for the Israeli soldiers or even civilians who died in 2000 war. or even 2006 war? It was a war to get the land back.

Now i know some ppl will say, well in 1915 it was war too. in 1915 Turkey took advantage from the WWI to annihilate The armenians. It was a pre planned thing. we dont want armenia or armenians anymore. But they couldn’t do that.

We are lebanese, and by the treaty of Taef, that everydayyyyy politicians talk abt it, pls read it one more time, Armenians are listed as in the 1st 7 "tawa2ef" in Lebanon, and also in the taef, we see, ANY DECISION SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE APPROVAL OF ALL THE MAIN TAWAEF IN LEBANON. and 95% of the lebanese armenians said NO. and Y we said no? If you read The demands of the lebanese armenians, you can see my friends, that 95% of the causes for us saying no to the turkish soldiers was pure lebanese causes. pls read them again. and sorry but i think we have the right to feel armenian and we have the right to respect our grandfathers and grandmothers. i think we have the right to respect the 1.5 million martyrs. I think we have the right to remember our history. and NO ONE has the right to make ur forget that

Imagine yourselves leaving in France, born there lived there, you are french, u pay taxes and work for france, but will u ever love ur enemy? syria iran or israel whoever you consider ur enemy. Will you forget Lebanon? Will you forget arabic language? Will you stop workin for the Lebanese cause? Will you be friends w ur enemy? Will you sell your country lebanon with good economy and money like many lebanese did from inside lebanon?

We can be 100% LEBANESE EVEN MORE LEBANESE THAN SOME IN LEBANON AND NOT FORGET OUR HISTORY AND ORIGIN. Whoever forgets his origin will have no meaning in life. LIFE IS NOT ABOUT ECONOMY AND MONEY its about self respect, and honor. Many countries as you mentioned are friends with old enemies, and let turkey Recognize the armenian genocide, let turkey give us alll our rights, let turkey give our lands back, and let the world see how armenians and turks will be the closest countries and friends.

Thank you
A LEBANESE Armenian