The hearing received testimony from Arab-American leaders, members of Congress, legal advisers, and others. Topics included the link between anti-Arab violence and the racist depictions of Arabs, the right of Arab-Americans to take part in American political life, and the need to combat religious intolerance through education. An FBI official reported on the status of the FBI probe into the terrorist bombing that in October 1985 killed Alex Odeh, the west coast regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). United States officials are working with Israeli law enforcement authorities and Interpol to solve the case. The investigation has focused on an extremist group linked to at least two other terrorist bombings in the United States last year. ADC has begun informational, legal, and political campaigns to focus attention on violations of the civil rights of Arab-Americans and to empower Arab-Americans to defend their rights.