ADC Demands Immediate Action from the United States as Israel Escalates its U.S.-backed Genocidal Assault on Lebanon 

—a relentless siege marked by systematic destruction, dispossession, and the plundering of civilian life and infrastructure

Washington, D.C. | adc.org | April 8, 2026 — In just 24 hours, Israel’s genocidal regime, backed and armed by the U.S. government, has launched a relentless bombardment on Lebanon, an assault amounting to outright genocide, while world leaders, including those in Washington, stand by and do nothing. 

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) joins voices across the country and calls for immediate action from the United States to stop an escalating phase of Israel’s genocidal campaign in the region. The intensifying bombardment of  Lebanon is almost certainly happening with the knowledge and coordination of the U.S. 

The United States is not a bystander to this horror. U.S. weapons, U.S. impunity, and U.S. political cowardice have enabled this pillage and plunder. Every hour Washington refuses to restrain Israel’s regime is another hour that gives it permission to keep carpet bombing civilians and pull this country toward a wider war —one that does not serve American interests, does not make Americans safer, and does not advance peace. Our tax dollars are paying for this. 

ADC calls on all elected officials to act immediately:

• Demand an immediate end to Israel’s bombing of Lebanon.
• State publicly and unequivocally that any ceasefire must include Lebanon.
• Suspend U.S. military support to Israel.
• Reject any attempt by Netanyahu to use Lebanon to reignite or widen war with Iran.
• Impose concrete consequences for persistent attacks on civilians and continued violations of international law.

Israel’s regime has made it clear that it will massacre, destroy, and escalate without limit, so long as Washington is bankrolling it. Every hour of inaction, every dollar of military aid, fuels the slaughter in Lebanon and deepens regional chaos. ADC calls on Congress and the Administration to act decisively: demand an immediate end to the bombing, cut military support, enforce accountability, and ensure Lebanon is included in any ceasefire. The world is watching. History will condemn those who funded this massacre and stood idle.