On Friday April 11th the Boston chapter of the Lebanese Kataeb party, had a and a dinner with Samy Gemayel, son of President Amine Gemayel. The event included speeches by Samy and various Kataeb official. In his speech Samy focused on the criticality of the situation in Lebanon, and stressed the importance the Lebanese Christians need to play now and in the future. Samy also stressed the importance of dialogue amongst the Lebanese people so that we may come to common grounds and resolve all the issues that are causing the rift between the various Lebanese political parties.
The participation of the Lebanese Forces in this event was great. Lebanese Forces supporters from all over Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut were present at the event. Also noted in the event was the participation of the Lebanese Forces students as they too came in from various New England states.
Overall the event was a great success. It gave the crowd a feeling of what was happening on the grounds in Lebanon within March 14 coalition and in particular within the Christians of March 14th. Also the Lebanese Forces Students had a chance to get to know one another, and ties were developed between the different student chapters.