FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2025
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Washington, D.C. | The American‑Arab Anti‑Discrimination Committee (ADC) calls on leaders gathered at the G7 summit in Kananaskis and, specifically, on President Donald Trump to keep the United States out of Israel’s illegal and unprovoked war against Iran, and to work toward a peaceful resolution that preserves global stability. Israel’s strikes on Iranian territory are an unmistakable violation of international law and a reckless attempt by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drag America into yet another ruinous regional conflict. For decades, Israel’s governments have prodded successive U.S. administrations toward regime‑change adventures that have cost trillions of dollars and, far worse, millions of innocent lives. President Trump must not compound those tragedies by lending America’s military, financial, or diplomatic weight to this illegal escalation.
President Trump’s own recent remarks against “forever wars” and his decision to veto an Israeli plot to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader prove that restraint is both possible and popular at home. The United States has nothing to gain—and much to lose—in sacrificing its credibility and resources for objectives that even Israel itself cannot clearly define. Gaza stands as a grim reminder of how Netanyahu’s government uses perpetual conflict to mask political failure and humanitarian catastrophe; opening a second front with Iran would only magnify the devastation while further eroding America’s global standing.
“Mr. President, you were elected on the promise of putting America first and replacing reckless intervention with pragmatic deal‑making,” said ADC National Executive Director, Abed Ayoub. “Allowing Israel to dictate U.S. policy would betray that mandate and risk plunging the region—and the United States—into an unwinnable, aimless war. We urge you to declare unequivocally that no U.S. forces will participate in hostilities against Iran, to suspend all offensive arms transfers that could widen the conflict, and to recommit to diplomacy aimed at regional de‑escalation and nuclear non‑proliferation. Enough is enough.”
America and the world have had their fill of endless wars. To honor the “America First” mandate, we must safeguard U.S. interests by advocating for restraint rather than force. History will judge those who choose peace and those who do not.
We remind President Trump that only Congress, not the Executive, can authorize a war.