We Are Not Arabs

"I'm proud to be an Assyrian. I'm NOT an Arab."

"Assyrians are not Arabs and are not Muslims, therefore, please stop catergorizing them as Arabs. Assyrians are Christians and actually the first to accept Christianity, which is part of our nationality. We may not have a country or a state to call our own"

"We aren't arabs and we won't ever be"

"Yes we are Chaldeans"

"we are assyrian our identity is assyrian"

"We are both full blooded Assyrians and should be recognized, ONLY, as such."

"We're to smart to be Arabs"

"Assyrians, Israelites and Arabs though Semitic, are different in language, religion and culture. Historically, they lived independent from one another, in their own delineated terrirotries, as sovereign nations. Currently, both Assyria and Israel, are occ"

"the difference is like earth and sky WE ARE NOT ARABS"

"no way am i an arab-i'm maronite-i'm phoenician"

"We will always be Assyrians not ARABS. It is a disgrace to my ears to hear such words !!!!!"

"I urge anybody signing this petition to also take the time to write a letter to Dr. James Zogby, Arab American Institute, 1600 K Street NW, Suite 601, Washington, DC 20006, Fax: (202) 429-9214. Personal letters are much more effective than petitions."

"Assyrians are Christians, 100%. All Arabs are Moslems;however, not all Moslems are Arabs. Please do not classify Christians as Arabs, it is factually incorrect and in a manner, insulting."

"To paraphrase Jean d'Arc with minor alteration : "Not because I hate the Arabs but because I love my people.""