2. The supposed gain for Israel in these speculations is never sufficient to the risk. In both 1967 and 1973 Israel was dependent on the US President not just ‘helping’ but the US President virtually emptying our warehouses of ammunition and equipment to replace Israeli battle losses. The level of help received by Israel was not analogous to Roosevelt supplying Churchill prior to WWII, it was analogous
to Roosevelt supplying Eisenhower prior to D-Day.
No reason I have ever seen advanced, was sufficient to run the risk of US material support hesitating for even a single day.
The second question.
It is clear why the cover up on the Israeli side; but, Why the extraordinary cover up on our side. Even at this late date, 41 years after the fact, the false story, the cover up continues. Where is the gain for the United States, why do the Navy, the CIA and the NSA persist in maintaining what is such an obvious transparent lie.
I support Israel 100%, in its struggle with Hamas, Hezbolla, the PLO and Iran. If in a moment of crisis when the survival of an entire country was on the line, an Israeli Commander made a horrible stupid inexcusable decision, and the Israeli Government lied about it and tried to cover it up to save its tail;that does not in any way effect my support for Israel. I am angry that they still do not take full responsibility, but one terrible mistake does not undo decades of courageous action.