Amid the jubilee celebrations for the Six-Day War, the tragic story of the American spy ship USS Liberty – which was bombed by an Israeli fighter jet and torpedo boats on June 8, 1967 in the eastern Mediterranean – was somewhat overlooked. Thirty-four American sailors were killed in the Israeli attack and many others were wounded. Israel
New Book Reveals Disturbing New Details Of Israel’s Attack On The USS Liberty
‘The Americans have findings that show our pilots were aware the ship was American,’ a newly published document by the State Archives says.
By Ofer Aderet
