A group in Michigan has spearheaded a class-action lawsuit, accusing the U.S. government and defense contractors including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Caterpillar of violating U.S. laws prohibiting aid to foreign governments known to commit human rights abuses, through their roles in Israel's war in Lebanon. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Michigan, alleges that U.S. funding and weapons provided to Israel led to alleged abuses of force by Israel, destroying Lebanese-American property in Lebanon, in violation of the Leahy Law.