Having emptied Artsakh, Azerbaijan is invading Armenia.

Demanding that Yerevan abandon Artsakh, erase the memory of the Armenian Genocide, and unilaterally surrender four vital “exclaves” – the crucial transportation and energy hubs that connect blockaded Armenia to the outside world.

As I write – the day after we hosted twenty Members of Congress at a pro-Artsakh gathering on Capitol Hill – Azerbaijanis are destroying what remains of our Armenian heritage in Artsakh – proudly posting videos of the desecration of our sacred churches and cemeteries.

Given half a chance, the Turk’s will do the same in Armenia.

They’re hell-bent on finishing the genocide they started in 1915.

You can see it every single day, in the cross-border Azerbaijani attacks that take the lives of brave Armenian soldiers. You hear it in Ilham Aliyev’s pan-Turkic threats to invade, ethnically-cleanse, and occupy Armenia. Starting with Syunik. Then Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, Tavush – and eventually Yerevan (or the “Erivan Khanate” of “Western Azerbaijan” as Aliyev calls it).

That’s why they’re strengthening military positions on strategic heights across sovereign Armenian territory – preparing for renewed attacks and a full scale invasion.

That’s the plan.

It always has been.

Since the times of Abdulhamid, Taalat Pasha, and Kemal Atataruk.

Their “final solution” is an Armenia without Armenians.

Armenians without an Armenia.

You see this play out in real-time, with the Turks leveraging each Armenian loss, locking in every Armenian concession.

In the name of “peace” they’ll continue seizing Armenian soil, security and sovereignty – until there is nothing left to surrender. Nothing left at all.

This cannot – and must not – be our destiny.

Our generation must not – will not – be the last to have a homeland.

Today, more than ever, we must stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our brothers and sisters, as a second army of the Armenian nation.

We must fight to hold Azerbaijan accountable – enforcing sanctions, stopping arms sales, punishing war crimes, and creating a safe and viable path for the secure return of indigenous Armenians to Artsakh.

To fight and win these battles – against such merciless enemies – we need your renewed faith and generous financial support.

So please take a moment today to donate – whatever you can – to help us stop the flow of U.S. arms and aid to genocidal Azerbaijan’s oil-rich Aliyev family.

Your renewed financial support this April –any amount at all – will help us put America on the right side of Armenia’s survival.

With your help, we can prevent the loss of Syunik and stop the surrender of yet more land to Azerbaijan.

Your April donation will provide us with the resources to rally our community, leverage coalition partners, engage faith-based friends, and mobilize our Congressional allies to:

— Stop all U.S. military assistance to oil-rich Azerbaijan

— Send American humanitarian aid for Artsakh refugees

— Defend the right of Artsakh Armenians to return in safety

— Hold Aliyev and Erdogan accountable for their war crimes

As you know, it’s your generosity that drives our progress on each of these fronts, advancing our policy priorities while fueling our growing array of ANCA youth programs empowering our next generation of leaders – from high-schoolers and university students to recent college graduates. (Check out these recent photos.)

Today – with the stakes for our homeland higher than ever – I am personally asking you to help fund our work for the rest of this year with an April donation.

Whether you give in memory of a loved one, as tribute to our sacred heritage, in service to our at-risk homeland, or as an investment in our future – please do give this April.

Please accept my love and respect in this season of reflection, rebirth, and new hope as we pray for our hallowed dead and rededicate ourselves to a brighter future for our sacred nation.

Sirov,

PS – Whether you can donate today or not, please know how much the ANCA, as a grassroots group, values your encouragement and honest feedback – positive and negative. Drop me a note anytime at aram@anca.org.