Deserving the honor of belonging to Lebanon

Faith in our Lebanese nationhood leads us to recognize a Lebanese identity that rejects any outside qualifiers that are foreign to its historic authenticity. This by no means is a call to seclusion and isolation as some believe; it rather underscores a positive openness onto all neighboring and distant peoples, in accordance with Lebanon's historic mission, yet within the norms of protecting and preserving Lebanon's highest interest, our own nationhood and our distinct identity.